Fbi Seeking Military Vet Suspected In Ice Ambush At Texas Detention Facility

The FBI is searching for a subject seasoned suspected of being progressive successful what authorities are calling an ambush connected officers astatine an ICE detention installation successful Texas connected nan Fourth of July. 

Benjamin Hanil Song, 32, of Dallas, is now nan 12th fishy believed to beryllium progressive successful past Friday’s ambush astatine Prairieland Detention Center successful Alvarado, Texas.

Song, a erstwhile U.S. Marine Corps reservist, is accused of firing 2 AR-15 style rifles astatine 2 correctional officers and 1 Alvarado constabulary officer, according to a criminal title obtained by Fox News Digital.

Song is charged pinch 3 counts of attempted execution of a national serviceman and 3 counts of discharging a firearm successful furtherance of a crime of violence. 

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Benjamin Hanil Song, 32, of Dallas, is believed to beryllium 1 of 12 suspects progressive successful an ambush astatine Prairieland Detention Center successful Alvarado, Texas, connected July 4. (FBI; Getty Images)

A Blue Alert was sent retired to Texas phones Wednesday evening, alerting residents that Song is "wanted for engagement successful nan superior wounded of a rule enforcement officer." 

The criminal complaint alleges that Song joined a group of 10 to 12 others successful an organized onslaught connected officers astatine nan Prairieland Detention Center conscionable aft 10:30 p.m. connected Friday. 

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The group, dressed successful achromatic military-style clothing, began shooting fireworks toward nan detention center, while others sprayed graffiti connected vehicles and a defender building successful nan parking batch astatine nan facility, nan title alleges. 

Correctional officers called 911 to study suspicious activity. An Alvarado constabulary serviceman arrived connected segment and was changeable successful nan cervix by a fishy successful nan woods. Another assailant crossed nan thoroughfare fired dozens of rounds astatine unarmed correctional officers who had stepped extracurricular nan facility, nan title alleges. 

Federal prosecutors said Song purchased 4 of nan guns that were recovered successful relationship pinch nan shooting. Two of those – AR-style rifles – were recovered astatine nan scene. One of them had a binary trigger, which allows nan shooter to occurrence much quickly than a modular semiautomatic gun. 

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Investigators recovered further firearms – including different AR-15 style firearm – while searching residences and vehicles. 

Ten assailants are accused of fleeing from nan detention halfway but were apprehended by further responding rule enforcement officers. Song was not located by rule enforcement officers, according to nan complaint. 

Surveillance footage believed to show Benjamin Hanil Song.  (DOJ)

The title alleges that a achromatic Mercedes-Benz registered to a comparative of Song was recovered 2 days later successful nan aforesaid artifact arsenic 1 of nan different assailant’s residences. 

Song is now wanted by nan FBI and is considered equipped and dangerous. The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for accusation starring to his apprehension and conviction. 

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The 10 others charged successful nan onslaught are: Cameron Arnold, Savanna Batten, Nathan Baumann, Zachary Evetts, Joy Gibson, Bradford Morris, Maricela Rueda, Seth Sikes, Elizabeth Soto and Ines Soto. 

Another personification has been charged pinch obstruction of justness and conspiracy for attempting to conceal and destruct evidence, prosecutors said.