President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice stressed there will be “zero tolerance” for attacks on law enforcement after an officer was shot just before 11 p.m. on Friday near Texas’ Prairieland Detention Facility.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported law enforcement responded to reports of someone carrying a gun by the detention center and an officer with the Alvarado Police Department was shot while trying to engage the suspect.
“Multiple people” opened fire on the officer, who was treated for his injuries then released.
FOX News noted Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche responded to the incident by stressing, “We are closely monitoring the attacks on DHS detention facilities in Prairieland, TX, and Portland, OR, and are coordinating with the [US Attorney offices] and our law enforcement partners.”
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Blanche added, “The Department
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