Several in custody after North Texas police officer shot in neck outside ICE facility

Watch Video Texas officer shot as several persons of interest opened fire near immigration detention facility police say Several individuals are in custody after a police officer was injured in a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Alvarado Texas in the late-night hours of the Fourth of July representatives disclosed Just before p m the Alvarado Police Department explained it was called to the block of Sunflower Lane outside the ICE Prairieland Detention Facility on a description of a suspicious person When officers arrived they saw a person who appeared to be carrying a firearm according to a news release Alvarado police stated that when one of the first responding officers tried to engage with the person an unknown number of persons of interest opened fire At least one bullet struck an officer in the neck police explained The injured officer was flown from the scene to a Fort Worth hospital was treated and later distributed Alvarado police declared According to Alvarado police several armed subjects were taken into custody after trying to flee the scene At this time the accused names have not been disclosed and police are reviewing the motive A federal law enforcement source recounted CBS News Saturday that local police arrested eight people The official announced specific of those apprehended were wearing body armor The source narrated CBS News that early reports indicate that more than a dozen masked individuals dressed in black arrived at the Prairieland ICE detention facility late Friday night and vandalized vehicles and protection cameras in the parking lot The individuals launched fireworks in an apparent effort to lure law enforcement the source declared When reached by CBS News the FBI declined to comment on the assessment Justice Department closely monitoring matter The Justice Department reported Saturday morning it was closely monitoring the attacks on DHS facilities We are closely monitoring the attacks on DHS detention facilities in Prairieland TX and Portland OR and are coordinating with the USAOs and our law enforcement partners Justice Department Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche commented in a social media post The Department has zero tolerance for assaults on federal officers or property and will bring the full weight of the law against those responsible Blanche appeared to be referencing an circumstance that occurred in mid-June in which three people were arrested outside an ICE facility in Portland after clashing with law enforcement according to a analysis from CBS affiliate KOIN-TV Alvarado police are asking anyone with information concerning the occurrence to call - - Source