Gunman shot dead after Texas border point 'ambush': report
The Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Annex reported an active shooter Monday morning with the gunman pronounced dead at the scene, according to Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin.
"Three federal and TX law enforcement sources tell me an active shooter with a rifle and tactical gear ambushed Border Patrol agents as they arrived at a Border Patrol annex facility in McAllen, TX this morning," said Melugin on X. "Local police and federal agents returned fire, killing him. I’m told this was a purposeful ambush/attack against federal agents and a press conference is planned for later this morning. No federal agents injured. I'm told a McAllen police officer may have been shot, but is in stable condition."
The local Fox report cited an official statement confirming that "the suspect is deceased."
An investigation is ongoing and details will be released when available.
Local officials reported the suspect was in tactical gear and had a rifle and "much more ammunition that the suspect had brought with him."
"There were many, many, many dozens of rounds fired by the suspect," a local official said.
He added that an officer was shot in the knee.
See the update from local officials below.
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