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(DALLAS) -- A sniper opened fire on the Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on Wednesday morning, killing one detainee and critically wounding two other detainees, the Department of Homeland Security said.DHS previously said two detainees were killed and one was injured; the agency later issued a correction saying one died and two were shot but survived.One of the wounded is a Mexican national, according to Mexico's Ministry of […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Ed Martin, a top DOJ official and director of the Justice Department's Weaponization Working Group, on Wednesday withdrew his request to an attorney for a retired FBI agent who was among the first to respond to the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that suggested the agent could be under criminal investigation for testifying at the defamation trial of conspiracy theorist and Infowars host Alex Jones. Martin's decision to retract […]

(DALLAS) -- A sniper opened fire on the Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on Wednesday morning, killing two detainees and critically wounding a third, the Department of Homeland Security said.Dallas police initially said one victim was killed and two were wounded.Although only detainees were shot, the Department of Homeland Security called the shooting "an attack on ICE law enforcement."The shooter, who was on a nearby rooftop, "fired indiscriminately […]

(CHELAN COUNTY, Wash.) -- The U.S. Marshals Service has declared Travis Decker, the 32-year-old father accused of allegedly killing his three daughters this summer, to be dead, according to a court filing obtained by ABC News."The United States Marshals Service has advised the Defendant TRAVIS CALEB DECKER is deceased," according to the document, which was filed to dismiss the case and quash the arrest warrant for Decker.Decker, an Army veteran, […]

(SAN RAMON, Calif.) -- A group of nearly 25 people ransacked a jewelry store in San Ramon, California, this week, stealing an estimated $1 million worth of merchandise, police confirmed to ABC News.Seven suspects have been detained, so far, and some of the jewelry has been recovered, the San Ramon Police Department said.The group looted Heller Jewelers, located at the City Center Bishop Ranch shopping mall, on Monday afternoon and […]

(NEW YORK) -- After President Donald Trump complained about having to deal with a stopped escalator during his visit to the United Nations, White House officials are demanding an investigation.As first lady Melania Trump and the president stepped onto the escalator ahead of his speech on Tuesday morning, it stopped moving, prompting both of them to stop in their tracks.The first couple then proceeded to walk up the escalator.The U.N. […]

(PITTSBURGH) -- Three students were injured in a stabbing at Pittsburgh's Carrick High School on Wednesday morning, authorities said.Police, fire and EMS responded shortly after 8:30 a.m. following reports of an altercation that led to the stabbings, Pittsburgh Public Safety said on X, formerly Twitter.Two students were transported by Pittsburgh EMS with stab wounds to their abdomens, according to police. A third victim sustained a minor laceration and was treated […]

(WAUKEGAN, Ill.) -- An Illinois driver was charged in the fatal hit-and-run of a pregnant woman as she crossed the street, according to the Waukegan Police Department.Rosalinda Vaca, a 49-year-old resident of the Chicago satellite city, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident after allegedly hitting 36-year-old Michelle Heidbrick with her car on Sunday, police said in a press release obtained by ABC […]

(DALLAS) -- Three detainees were shot at the Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on Wednesday morning, law enforcement sources told ABC News, with the FBI saying the shooting is being investigated "as an act of targeted violence."One victim was killed and two were wounded, authorities said.At a news conference, authorities would not confirm whether the victims were detainees, but they repeatedly said that no law enforcement officers were […]