A former U.S. Army soldier started fire outside a NYC federal building and fired a pellet gun, FBI says
Authorities say the suspect carried anti-ICE material and multiple weapons, and investigators are treating the case as an anti-government attack.
- Federal authorities arrested 43-year-old Andrew Arrabaca, a former U.S. Army veteran, after he allegedly launched fireworks, poured flammable liquid, and ignited a fire outside 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan.
- The Lower Manhattan building houses multiple federal agencies, including an immigration court, an FBI field office, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
- Arrabaca came heavily armed with various non-firearm weapons, including an airsoft rifle, axes, a machete, knives, a hammer, and commercial-grade fireworks. FBI officials reported he fired five to seven pellets from an airsoft gun toward the entrance.
- Law enforcement described Arrabaca as an anti-ICE activist, noting he carried anti-ICE materials and a cart displaying the slogan "ICE off our streets". Department of Homeland Security officials also noted he had a written manifesto in his bag.
- Three minor injuries were reported during the incident, including a bystander grazed by fireworks and a security officer who sustained minor injuries while tackling the suspect to the ground before he was taken into custody.
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In the middle of Manhattan, a man sets a fire in front of the ICE building and is arrested shortly thereafter. According to the FBI, he carries several knives, axes and a hammer. At the crime scene, the investigators secure an anti-ICE shield.
A veteran spilled gasoline and lit it in front of a building in the Manhattan Immigration Department. Three people were slightly injured.
US Army veteran arrested after FBI building 'attacked' during ICE protest
A former US Army soldier protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been arrested in New York after allegedly setting off fireworks, lighting a fire and shooting a pellet gun outside a federal office building.
Immigration centre set on fire in 'attack targeting Ice agents' in New York
An immigration centre in New York has been set on fire in what's believed to be an attack on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents.The blaze - which left three people injured - took place outside 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan on Monday morning, and is being investigated by the FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force. A suspect was spotted hauling fireworks into the facility's entrance and was equipped with a sign reading “Ice of…
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