Quote:My first thought when reading about this was, what were these violent activists planning? Why were they wearing body armor and masks?

Here’s what happened: a police officer in Alvarado, Texas, responded to a report about a suspicious individual outside an ICE detention center in the late hours of the Fourth of July, according to authorities. When the officer tried to approach the suspect, an unknown number of assailants started shooting and the officer was struck in the neck.

Luckily, he was treated and released by a local hospital, but the incident is nonetheless disturbing:

Just before 11 p.m., the Alvarado Police Department said it was called to the 1200 block of Sunflower Lane, outside the ICE Prairieland Detention Facility, on a report of a suspicious person. When officers arrived, they saw a person who appeared to be carrying a firearm, according to a news release…

According to Alvarado police, several armed suspects were taken into custody after trying to flee the scene with the help of local agencies, including the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.

The Justice Department issued a statement Saturday morning saying they were well aware of the situation and were keeping their eyes on it (profanity alert):

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is responding to the Texas incident in the above tweet, but also presumably to another violent episode that occurred in June when protesters attacked an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon. RedState’s Nick Arama wrote up that one:

What’s disturbing about this incident is these folks were clearly ready for battle, and like the deranged assassin in Coeur d’Alene who shot responding firefighters, tragically killing two, these guys appear to have intentionally lured authorities to the scene:

The source told CBS News that early reports indicate that more than a dozen masked individuals dressed in black arrived at the Prairieland ICE detention facility late Friday night and vandalized vehicles and security cameras in the parking lot.

The individuals launched fireworks in an apparent effort to lure law enforcement, the source said.

The ongoing attacks against federal law enforcement in this country have reached critical levels, and the Trump administration is showing they’re not taking them lightly. Tragedy was averted here, but from the looks of it, it could have been much worse.

Hopefully these eight suspects “find out.”

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Texas Police Officer Shot and Wounded in Apparent Ambush Attack by Armed Group “During a Protest-Related Incident” Outside ICE Prairieland Detention Center

Quote:An Alvarado, Texas police officer was shot and wounded in the neck late Friday night in an apparent ambush attack by an armed group outside the ICE Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, located just south of Dallas-Fort Worth.

Several suspects are reported in custody. The officer was taken to a local hospital, was treated and released.

The officer was apparently “ambushed during a protest-related incident” according to the Texas Municipal Police Association:

An Alvarado officer was shot this morning (sic)—possibly ambushed during a protest-related incident near a federal detention facility. Our member was airlifted. Stable condition. TMPA Attorney Lance Wyatt responded to be with our member. A daily reminder: Every shift carries risk. This job is never routine. We stand with our member and every Texas cop who runs toward danger.

Excerpt from CBS News report:

Just before 11 p.m., the Alvarado Police Department said it was called to the 1200 block of Sunflower Lane, outside the ICE Prairieland Detention Facility, on a report of a suspicious person. When officers arrived, they saw a person who appeared to be carrying a firearm, according to a news release.

Alvarado police said that when one of the first responding officers tried to engage with the person, an unknown number of suspects opened fire. At least one bullet struck an officer in the neck, police said.

The injured officer was flown from the scene to a Fort Worth hospital, was treated and later released, Alvarado police said.

…A federal law enforcement source told CBS News Saturday that local police arrested eight people. The official said some of those apprehended were wearing body armor.

The source told CBS News that early reports indicate that more than a dozen masked individuals dressed in black arrived at the Prairieland ICE detention facility late Friday night and vandalized vehicles and security cameras in the parking lot.

The individuals launched fireworks in an apparent effort to lure law enforcement, the source said.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche posted a statement on X Saturday about the attack on the ICE Prairieland Detention Center and the ongoing Antifa attacks on the ICE detention center in Portland, Oregon:

“We are closely monitoring the attacks on DHS detention facilities in Prairieland, TX, and Portland, OR, and are coordinating with the USAOs and our law enforcement partners. The Department has zero tolerance for assaults on federal officers or property and will bring the full weight of the law against those responsible.”

Alvarado Police Department press release via DFW Scanner:

On Friday, July 4, 2025 around 10:56 p.m., the Alvarado Police Department was dispatched to the 1200 block of Sunflower Lane in reference to a suspicious person.

Officers responded to the scene and observed a suspicious person that appeared to be carrying a firearm. As the first responding officer attempted to engage the person, multiple suspects opened fire on the Officer.

The Officer was struck in the neck by at least one bullet. The officer was flown to Harris Methodist Hospital Ft. Worth, was treated, and released.

The suspects attempted to flee the scene. Officers from the Alvarado Police Department, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, and neighboring agencies took several armed suspects into custody. At this time the motives of the suspects are unclear.

Alvarado Police Department would like to thank the local agencies, the Sheriff’s office, the Texas Rangers, and the Federal law enforcement agencies that continue to provide assistance.

The Texas Rangers, along with the Alvarado Police Department encourage anyone with information in regards to this incident to contact our criminal investigations division at (817) 790-0910.

ICE detention center in Alvarado?

Relocate that garbage to the Trans Pecos where you might see one person every twenty miles. Nothing but desert

Open the new Rattlesnake Ranch.

Then toss the keys.

Why do normal folks tolerate this crap?

C’mon

(07-06-2025 01:31 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  Open the new Rattlesnake Ranch.

Then toss the keys.

Why do normal folks tolerate this crap?

C’mon

Believe me when those skinny armed cucks get placed with the general population they're gonna wish they were at Rattlesnake Ranch instead. The prison inmates are just gonna love those fresh pale skins. Fatten them up a little first next time, they'll be saying.

'A Planned Ambush': Shooting of TX Police Officer Was Part of Larger Plot to Kill ICE Agents

Quote:When I reported on the shooting of a police officer near an ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas on the Fourth of July, I wondered: “What were these violent activists planning? Why were they wearing body armor and masks?”

Thankfully, despite being hit in the neck, the officer survived and was released from the hospital.

I wondered what they were up to because it certainly appeared as if this armed group had more sinister plans than the lone shooting—as bad as that was—because they were heavily armed, with some wearing body armor and others covered in mud. They had goggles and masks and fliers reading: "Resist fascism," "fight oligarchy, and "fight ICE terror."

It sure looked like they were looking for big trouble, and according to Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson, that’s exactly the case:

“It was a planned ambush with the intent to kill ICE corrections officers,” Larson said at the Monday briefing. “Make no mistake, this was not a peaceful protest. It was indeed an ambush.”

The whole thing was a setup, and things could have turned out much worse if their plot to kill multiple officers had come to fruition:

Federal officials described the encounter as an ‘organized ambush’ carried out by armed individuals dressed in black military-like clothing who reportedly first detonated fireworks outside the federal facility.

Like the sick Coeur d’Alene, Idaho assassin who purposely lured firefighters to a blaze he’d set, only to shoot at them and tragically murder two, these unidentified zealots baited law enforcement there with the fireworks:

The sound led two unarmed ICE facility employees to walk outside the facility on Sunflower Lane, where they reportedly encountered people with flashlights who were using spray paint to vandalize the building and vehicles with phrases including Traitor and ICE Pig.

An Alvarado police officer also responded to reports of suspicious activity only to be met with gunfire by an assailant, according to police.

Larson did not identify the assailants but said 10 individuals will face federal charges—including attempted murder of a federal officer. It’s hardly the only recent violence around the country directed at ICE:

Lawson added that the ten, plus one co-conspirator, all face possible long prison sentences. Good. Make them longer.

"Lawson added that the ten, plus one co-conspirator, all face possible long prison sentences. Good. Make them longer."

Where's mommy now? She'll be glad because she won't have to support your lazy S anymore. "Hey honey, let's go on a nice vacation, little Bobby will have a new home soon."

They weren’t very committed. I know this because they are still alive.

Here they are,

gotta fight the oligarchy, dontcha know?