The Brief
- Authorities are seeking an additional suspect, Benjamin Hanil Song, in connection with an “ambush” at the ICE detention facility in Alvarado on July 4.
- Song, a 32-year-old Dallas resident and former U.S. Marine Corps Reservist, is accused of firing two AR-15-style rifles at three officers.
- The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to Song’s arrest.
ALVARADO, Texas – An additional suspect is being sought in connection with what officials are calling an “ambush” at the ICE detention facility in Alvarado on July 4.
The suspect is believed to have fired two AR-15-style rifles at three officers, and his criminal complaint document says he was in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves for five years.
Military veteran wanted for ICE ambush
The latest:
Benjamin Hanil Song, 32, of Dallas, has six charges pending in relation to the ambush at the Prairieland Detention Center. Song is believed to have fired towards two correctional officers and one Alvarado Police Department officer. …