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Army veteran with ‘ICE Off Our Streets’ sign sets fire and opens pellet gun attack outside Manhattan immigration court, injuring three: authorities
Fortune • • general
Key Points:
- Andrew Arrabaca, 43, attacked 26 Federal Plaza in New York City by igniting a fire outside the building and firing pellets from an airsoft rifle; he made anti-government and anti-American statements during his arrest.
- The building houses multiple federal agencies including ICE and the FBI and has been a focal point for protests against immigration policies; two government employees and a civilian were injured in the incident.
- Arrabaca was armed with multiple weapons including axes, knives, a hammer, and a machete, and was described by FBI officials as an anti-American, anti-government extremist.
- The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the attack, but it has not been classified as an act of terrorism; no charges had been announced as of Monday evening.
- Security at 26 Federal Plaza was significantly increased in the 1990s due to previous terrorist threats, and the building is located near key government sites in Lower Manhattan.
