Texas Border Patrol Shooter Details Remain Scant As Violence Against Ice, Cbp Agents Surges

Details astir nan shooter who opened occurrence connected Border Patrol agents astatine an annex successful McAllen, Texas, Monday stay scant days later arsenic assaults against national immigration officials are connected nan rise. 

Authorities identified Ryan Louis Mosqueda, 27, arsenic nan fishy Monday, confirming Mosqueda was killed astatine nan scene. 

"Both Border Patrol agents and section constabulary helped neutralize nan shooter," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Monday. "Two officers and a Border Patrol worker were injured, including 1 changeable successful nan knee. All 3 person gone to nan hospital. This is an ongoing investigation led by nan FBI."

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But nan motive of nan shooter still remains unknown, and McAllen, Texas, Police Chief Victor Rodriguez did not person immoderate further accusation to stock pinch reporters during a news convention Monday astir why Mosqueda opened occurrence connected nan agents. 

The McAllen, Texas, Police Department did not instantly respond to a Fox News Digital petition for much details. 

Details astir nan shooter who opened occurrence connected Border Patrol agents astatine an annex successful McAllen, Texas, July 7, 2025, stay scant days later, and assaults against national migration officials are connected nan rise.   (iStock)

Rodriguez said nan gunman fired disconnected "many dozens" of rounds astatine Customs and Border Protection's McAllen, Texas, station. Mosqueda is affiliated pinch a Michigan address, and his car had Michigan licence plates. 

However, Rodriguez said Mosqueda was reported missing from an reside successful Weslaco, Texas, little than 20 miles away, and that "an hr and a fewer minutes later he was astatine this peculiar location, opening occurrence connected a national building."

Mosqueda's brother, Joe, told Detroit's WDIV Local he'd ne'er witnessed his relative speak astir migration issues aliases Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) but said he suspected he was dealing pinch undiagnosed intelligence wellness challenges. 

"Out of nan blue," Joe Mosqueda told nan outlet. "I don’t cognize if he was intentionally targeting, I don’t know. I judge it was mental health issues."

Joe Mosqueda aliases different family members could not beryllium instantly reached for remark by email aliases telephone calls by Fox News Digital. 

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The FBI and nan Department of Homeland Security did not respond to a petition for remark from Fox News Digital.  

The Department of Homeland Security reported earlier successful July that assaults against ICE officers and different national migration agents person risen astir 700% compared to 2024. While nan agency reported 10 battle incidents betwixt Jan. 1, 2024, and June 30, 2024, that number roseate to 79 reported assaults successful nan aforesaid clip framework successful 2025. 

Other caller episodes of unit against rule enforcement see different shooting adjacent ICE's Prairieland Detention Facility Friday, wherever a Texas constabulary serviceman was changeable successful nan neck. The Justice Department announced Tuesday that 10 individuals look charges successful nan shooting. 

The White House has urged Democrats to standard backmost connection toward national migration officials aft nan shooting and different akin instances of violence. 

The White House and property caput Karoline Leavitt person urged Democrats to standard backmost connection toward national migration officials aft nan shooting and different akin instances of violence.  (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)

"We surely telephone connected Democrats to reside down their rhetoric against ICE and Border Patrol agents, who, again, are mundane men and women," White House property caput Karoline Leavitt told reporters Monday.

"These are honorable Americans who are conscionable simply trying to do their occupation to enforce nan law. They spell location to their families each night, conscionable for illustration we each do, and they merit respect and dignity for trying to enforce our nation's migration laws and to region nationalist information threats from our communities." 

Lawmakers, including Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., person issued harsh statements astir ICE successful caller weeks. Jayapal accused ICE of acting "like a violent force" successful June and defended her comments successful a July 2 question and reply pinch CNN aft nan White House demanded an apology from nan lawmaker.

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Lawmakers, including Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., person issued harsh statements toward ICE successful caller weeks.  (Getty Images)

Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., who oversees nan House Homeland Security committee’s subcommittee connected separator information and enforcement, said successful a connection Wednesday to Fox News Digital that "radical anti-law enforcement rhetoric" has prompted nan uptick successful crime against national migration officials. 

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"This vulnerable rhetoric from nan acold near jeopardizes nan information of our men and women successful green. Violence against rule enforcement will not beryllium tolerated," Green said. "The Committee connected Homeland Security is successful adjacent interaction pinch DHS concerning this onslaught connected our rule enforcement, and we will support nan FBI’s investigation into nan individual responsible and their motives."

Fox News’ Peter Pinedo contributed to this report.