Suspect Who Attacked ICE Facility Wanted to Give Agents ‘Terror,’ FBI Director Says

A handwritten note allegedly written by the suspect in Wednesday’s shooting was disclosed by FBI Director Kash Patel.

Members of the FBI investigate from the rooftop at 1120 Empire Central Place work near the scene where a shooter opened fire on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 24, 2025. Stewart F. House/Getty Images

FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday provided more details on the suspect involved in a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas that left at least one person dead the day before.

Officials said that the shooter, identified on Thursday as Joshua Jahn, fired shots from a rooftop toward the Dallas ICE facility, killing a detainee and injuring two others. The suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said on Wednesday.