Dallas ICE Facility Targeted by Shooter Faced Bomb Threat Just Weeks Before

The ICE facility in Dallas, Texas that was the site of a deadly shooting on Wednesday morning faced a bomb threat just last month.

Dallas police responded at around 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday to reports of a shooting at an ICE facility located off of I-35E near Empire Central. Reports suggest that three detainees were shot by a shooter with a rifle posted on a nearby building. The shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and one of three detainees shot was reportedly killed. No officers were injured in the shooting. Law enforcement has only confirmed that those who were shot were not officers.

A man was arrested just last month over a bomb threat against the same ICE facility.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, a man identified as Bratton Dean Wilkinson claimed to have a bomb in a backpack and a detonator on his wrist.

“On Monday evening, law enforcement arrested a suspect who made bomb threats to a Dallas ICE facility. This incident comes just two weeks after a threatening letter with a white powdery substance was sent to an ICE office in New York City. Less than a week ago, a violent rioter was charged with assault in San Francisco after he threatened to stab an ICE officer and harm his family,” a DHS senior official said in a statement about the incident at the time.

The official added, “This shameful rhetoric has fueled a culture of hate against law enforcement resulting in a 1,000 percent increase in assaults against them. All sanctuary politicians, activists, and the media need to turn down their temperature.”

The suspect was charged with making terrorist threats.

Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin highlighted the recent “viable” bomb threat on Fox News.

“We know there has been really out of control rhetoric and threats against them and please join us in praying,” she said.

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