Texas
Gunman Killed in Border Patrol Shootout …
Shot Dead in Foiled Ambush
Published
A man armed with a rifle and tactical gear allegedly attempted to ambush law enforcement as they showed up for work at a Border Patrol facility in Texas … he opened fire, then got shot and killed.
The fatal exchange of gunfire went down Monday morning in McAllen … according to the Department of Homeland Security.
We’re told Border Patrol agents and local police helped neutralize the shooter, who opened fire at the entrance of a United States Border Patrol sector annex.
DHS says two officers and a Border Patrol employee were injured in the shooting … including one who was shot in the knee. All three have gone to the hospital.
We’re told the FBI is now investigating the shooting … and photos show the gunman on the ground outside a building, with evidence markers surrounding his body.
The shooter was identified as 27-year-old Michigan resident Ryan Louis Mosqueda.
