Suspect in Deadly Texas Chick-fil-A Shooting in US Illegally, ICE Confirms

Authorities say the suspect in a deadly Texas shooting that killed two people inside a fast-food restaurant is in custody, and that he is in the United States illegally.

Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta, a 37-year-old citizen of El Salvador, is charged with capital murder of multiple persons after a shooting Wednesday at a Chick-fil-A {snip}

Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta

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An ICE spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital that the agency’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Dallas “lodged an immigration detainer with the Irving Police Department on Mendoza.” Such detainers are for noncitizens accused of a crime and who have been apprehended by police.

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An official said they believed the shooting was “a targeted incident and that this was not a random act of violence.”

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