(The Center Square) – FBI Director Kash Patel suggested the suspected shooter in the Sept. 24 attack at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility engaged in a “high degree of pre-attack planning.”
In a post to social media on Thursday, Patel said the FBI “have been working 24/7 to seize devices, exploit data, and process writings obtained on location and in the subject’s person/residence/bedroom.”
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