Several in custody after North Texas police officer shot in neck outside ICE facility

Watch Video Texas officer shot as several individuals opened fire near immigration detention facility police say Several defendants are in custody after a police officer was injured in a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Alvarado Texas in the late-night hours of the Fourth of July representatives stated Just before p m the Alvarado Police Department disclosed it was called to the block of Sunflower Lane outside the ICE Prairieland Detention Facility on a review 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 explained that when one of the first responding officers tried to engage with the person an unknown number of accused opened fire At least one bullet struck an officer in the neck police noted The injured officer was flown from the scene to a Fort Worth hospital was treated and later issued Alvarado police stated According to Alvarado police several armed subjects were taken into custody after trying to flee the scene At this time the subjects names have not been issued and police are probing the motive A federal law enforcement source communicated CBS News Saturday that local police arrested eight people The official stated several of those apprehended were wearing body armor The source described 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 safeguard cameras in the parking lot The individuals launched fireworks in an apparent effort to lure law enforcement the source reported When reached by CBS News the FBI declined to comment on the inspection Justice Department closely monitoring circumstance The Justice Department declared Saturday morning it was closely monitoring the attacks on DHS facilities 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 Justice Department Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche noted in a social media post The Department has zero tolerance for assaults on federal officers or property and will bring the full weight of the law against those responsible Blanche appeared to be referencing an occurrence that occurred in mid-June in which three people were arrested outside an ICE facility in Portland after clashing with law enforcement according to a description from CBS affiliate KOIN-TV Alvarado police are asking anyone with information concerning the event to call - - Source