A man with a rifle and tactical gear was shot dead by police after he opened fire at a Border Patrol facility in Texas, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said.Two officers and a border patrol employee were injured in the attack,

A heavily armed man opened fire on federal agents with an assault rifle Monday morning at a U.S. Border Patrol facility in Texas, injuring a police officer before authorities shot and killed him.

A 27-year-old Michigan man was shot dead by U.S. Border Patrol agents after opening fire with an assault rifle on a U.S. Border Patrol station in the southern Texas city of McAllen on Monday, local police said.