Texas’ top law enforcement agency is ramping up efforts to apprehend a suspected violent fugitive.
The Department of Public Safety added Benjamin Hanil Song to its 10 Most Wanted list Thursday morning, hours after issuing a Blue Alert for him Wednesday night.
What is a Blue Alert in Texas?
A Blue Alert is a notification meant to help find suspects wanted for injuring or killing police officers, or who pose a threat to public safety.
Song, a former U.S. Marine Corps reservist, is wanted in connection with a July 4 ambush that left a police officer wounded outside an ICE detention facility in Alvarado, south of Fort Worth. He is one of 12 people facing charges in both state and federal court in connection with the incident…