What to know about the Dallas ICE detention center shooter and victims
New details have emerged about the suspect and victims in the Dallas ICE detention center shooting. At least one of the victims was a Mexican national.
The names of three victims shot by a sniper at a Dallas ICE field office have been identified to USA TODAY by a senior Department of Homeland Security official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Two days after the Sept. 24 fatal shooting that left one ICE detainee dead and two wounded, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hasn’t publicly released the names of the victims. But the senior DHS official provided USA TODAY with the victims’ names and their alleged criminal histories.
The official didn’t specify which of the victims is deceased, nor the extent of the injuries of the two wounded men who survived. One of the victims is a Mexican national, another is a Venezuelan national, and the other victim’s nationality was not released.
One was identified as Angel Garcia-Hernandez of Mexico, the senior official said. He allegedly has convictions for giving fictitious information, evading arrest, driving while intoxicated and fleeing police.
On Sept. 26, family members of a man identified as Miguel Angel Garcia posted a GoFundMe account, identifying him as one of the critically wounded victims of the ICE facility shooting in Dallas. The account pleads for help for a father and husband “who is in grave condition.”
The DHS source listed two additional victims. They are Jose Andres Bordones-Molina of Venezuela and Norlan Guzman-Fuentes, whose nationality wasn’t identified.
Bordones-Molina has a criminal history that includes property theft and a traffic offense. Guzman-Fuentes has previous arrests for battery, improper exhibit of a firearm or dangerous weapon, criminal mischief, driving while intoxicated, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The lack of information on the injured detainees was sowing widespread frustration among advocates, who claimed the detainees injuries were being overlooked.
Garcia-Hernandez, 32, is in critical condition, his family told Spanish-language network Univision, saying he grew up in Arlington, Texas, and has lived in the country for over 20 years. He is originally from San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
His relatives told the Spanish language news outlet that he was shot multiple times in his side, back stomach and neck.
This is a developing story.