<p>Washington: A 27-year-old Michigan man was shot dead by US Border Patrol agents after opening fire with an assault rifle on a US Border Patrol station in the southern Texas city of McAllen on Monday, local police said.</p><p>Ryan Louis Mosqueda fired dozens of rounds at the entrance of the facility shortly before 6 a.m. and agents returned fire, McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez told reporters.</p><p>A McAllen police officer was shot in the knee during the exchange of fire and was taken to hospital, Rodriguez said.</p><p>The US Department of Homeland Security said a Border Patrol employee was also injured.</p><p>Law enforcement found additional assault firearms and more ammunition in Mosqueda's Chevrolet passenger car, which was parked outside the facility, Rodriguez added.</p><p>"There were many, many, dozens of rounds fired by the suspect towards the building and agents in the building," he said.</p><p>Writing, thought to be Latin, was spray-painted on the side of the vehicle, but Rodriguez said it did not give any indication of the motive for the attack.</p>.Death toll from Texas floods reaches 78; Trump plans visit. <p>Images from the scene showed "Cordis DIE," a Latin phrase meaning "Heart Day," written on the driver's door of the white, two-door car. "Cordis Die" is also a fictional populist revolutionary movement in the "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" video game, according to fan websites.</p><p>Mosqueda is believed to have ties to the area and was reported missing at 4 a.m. from a residence in Weslaco, about 18 miles (29 kilometers) east of McAllen, Rodriguez said.</p><p>Mosqueda's father was stopped for a traffic infraction at 3:48 a.m. in Weslaco and told police he was searching for his son, according to a report by local Telemundo station T40, citing Weslaco police.</p><p>Mosqueda's father, Jose Mosqueda, told an officer his son had a "mental deficiency," had not taken any medication and was carrying firearms in his vehicle, according to the T40 report.</p><p>Police identified the license plate of Ryan Mosqueda's vehicle and alerted authorities, the report said.</p><p>Weslaco police did not respond to a request for comment and it was not immediately possible to contact Jose Mosqueda.</p><p>The facility where the shooting took place houses Border Patrol's special operations teams, according to a former US Customs and Border Protection official.</p><p>Flights at the nearby McAllen International Airport were delayed for several hours on Monday as law enforcement secured the area.</p><p>President Donald Trump, a Republican, has made combating illegal immigration a top priority, sending troops to secure the US-Mexico border and launching aggressive raids in US cities.</p><p>The actions, supported by Trump's hardline Republican base, have also led to pushback from Americans concerned about arrests of non-criminals and enforcement tactics that include officers wearing masks to hide their identities.</p>
<p>Washington: A 27-year-old Michigan man was shot dead by US Border Patrol agents after opening fire with an assault rifle on a US Border Patrol station in the southern Texas city of McAllen on Monday, local police said.</p><p>Ryan Louis Mosqueda fired dozens of rounds at the entrance of the facility shortly before 6 a.m. and agents returned fire, McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez told reporters.</p><p>A McAllen police officer was shot in the knee during the exchange of fire and was taken to hospital, Rodriguez said.</p><p>The US Department of Homeland Security said a Border Patrol employee was also injured.</p><p>Law enforcement found additional assault firearms and more ammunition in Mosqueda's Chevrolet passenger car, which was parked outside the facility, Rodriguez added.</p><p>"There were many, many, dozens of rounds fired by the suspect towards the building and agents in the building," he said.</p><p>Writing, thought to be Latin, was spray-painted on the side of the vehicle, but Rodriguez said it did not give any indication of the motive for the attack.</p>.Death toll from Texas floods reaches 78; Trump plans visit. <p>Images from the scene showed "Cordis DIE," a Latin phrase meaning "Heart Day," written on the driver's door of the white, two-door car. "Cordis Die" is also a fictional populist revolutionary movement in the "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" video game, according to fan websites.</p><p>Mosqueda is believed to have ties to the area and was reported missing at 4 a.m. from a residence in Weslaco, about 18 miles (29 kilometers) east of McAllen, Rodriguez said.</p><p>Mosqueda's father was stopped for a traffic infraction at 3:48 a.m. in Weslaco and told police he was searching for his son, according to a report by local Telemundo station T40, citing Weslaco police.</p><p>Mosqueda's father, Jose Mosqueda, told an officer his son had a "mental deficiency," had not taken any medication and was carrying firearms in his vehicle, according to the T40 report.</p><p>Police identified the license plate of Ryan Mosqueda's vehicle and alerted authorities, the report said.</p><p>Weslaco police did not respond to a request for comment and it was not immediately possible to contact Jose Mosqueda.</p><p>The facility where the shooting took place houses Border Patrol's special operations teams, according to a former US Customs and Border Protection official.</p><p>Flights at the nearby McAllen International Airport were delayed for several hours on Monday as law enforcement secured the area.</p><p>President Donald Trump, a Republican, has made combating illegal immigration a top priority, sending troops to secure the US-Mexico border and launching aggressive raids in US cities.</p><p>The actions, supported by Trump's hardline Republican base, have also led to pushback from Americans concerned about arrests of non-criminals and enforcement tactics that include officers wearing masks to hide their identities.</p>