A man opened fire on a Border Patrol Building in McAllen, Texas and was then shot and killed by federal officers on Monday, July 7. The incident occurred around 6 in the morning. No federal officers were injured in the shooting but one local police officer who responded to a call for assistance sustained a wound either from a bullet or shrapnel. The was later identified as a 27-year-old male citizen of the United States.
A Law Enforcement Information System Specialist assigned to the U.S. Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector Annex arrived in his personally owned vehicle. The specialist noticed the man standing between two other vehicles in the parking lot. As the specialist reversed into a parking space across from the man, the man raised an AR-15 style rifle and began firing. The specialist retrieved his personally owned pistol from the center console of his vehicle and returned fire, firing approximately three bullets through the windshield at the man.
The man the approached the front doors of the Annex and fired his rifle several times at the entry doors, attempting to enter the building. He then drew a pistol and fired several more times at the doors and attempted to physically open them with his hands. However, he ultimately failed to gain entry to the facility. At approximately 5:54 a.m., the McAllen Police Department arrived on scene near the specialist’s location in the parking lot. As police arrived on scene, the man moved to a pedestrian gate on the south side of the Annex and reloaded his rifle. Three Border Patrol agents working at the facility heard the exchange of gunfire and responded to assist.
Agents wearing marked U.S. Border Patrol body armor identified themselves as law enforcement officers and ordered the man to drop his rifle. He responded by firing several bullets at the agents with his rifle. At approximately 5:56 a.m., the agents returned fire and struck the man, killing him.
Other weapons were found in the man’s vehicle and there was writing spray painted on his car that was not legible. The man had been reported missing Monday morning and was identified as Ryan Louis Mosqueda.
Flights at McAllen Intl. Airport were delayed due to rerouting of traffic.