After Dallas ICE shooting, Fort Worth mayor decries ‘violence and rhetoric’
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker said Fort Worth is ready to help its neighbor city to the east following a deadly shooting at a Dallas ICE facility, as she raised concerns about “heightened violence and rhetoric” against “our nation’s institutions, our law enforcement agencies, and our elected officials.”
The shooting resulted in the death of one detainee and critical injuries to two others, according to the Department of Homeland Security. No law enforcement officers were injured.
“I am deeply concerned about the heightened violence and rhetoric we are seeing against our nation’s institutions, our law enforcement agencies, and our elected officials,” Parker, a Republican, said on X. “The horrific attack this morning at a Dallas ICE facility was a targeted act of violence and hate. May we mourn for families that are left broken, remember the risk our first responders take every day, and more than ever, hold dear to what unites us. While we wait for the details of an ongoing investigation, we stand ready to support our partners in Dallas.”
The shooter, identified in news reports as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn from Fairview in Colin County, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
During a late Wednesday morning news conference, before the gunman was identified, FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Joe Rothrock said investigators found messages on at least one bullet casing bearing “anti-Ice” messages near the shooter’s body. FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X that an unspent shell casing was engraved with the phrase “ANTI ICE.”
“While the investigation is ongoing, an initial review of the evidence shows an ideological motive behind this attack,” Patel said.
This story was originally published September 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM.
