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Nine defendants appeared in court for an ambush-style shooting that injured a police officer at an Alvarado ICE facility in July.

Prosecutors allege the group, which included a self-professed cult leader as the shooter, engaged in pre-attack planning and produced anarchist materials.

The FBI testified that the defendants, who were wearing all black, brought over 50 rounds of ammunition and first-aid kits for potential gunshot wounds.

ALVARADO, Texas - Nine defendants charged in connection to an ambush-style shooting of a police officer at an Alvarado ICE facility appeared in court today.

An FBI agent testified that Benjamin Song fired 11 shots toward the Alvarado police officer and corrections officers at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center this July.

In all, 50 rounds a

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