Twelfth Suspect Charged in Ambush Attack on ICE Agents in Alvarado, Texas; FBI Posts $25,000 Reward for Former Marine Reservist Benjamin Song
A twelfth suspect has been charged and is being sought in the ambush on the night of July Fourth at the ICE Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas following the arrests of eleven other alleged Antifa members in the shooting attack that wounded an Alvarado police officer in the neck.
The FBI announced on Wednesday up to a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of former Marine Reservist Benjamin Song, 32, who has been charged with six counts related to the attack. Several of the rifles found at the scene of the ambush are allegedly tied to Song, who has a reported other than honorable discharge.
Mugshots of ten of the eleven alleged North Texas Antifa cell members arrested and charged in the ambush. Song, below, is the most normal looking of the bunch–however his photo is from 2024.
Date(s) of Birth Used March 22, 1993
Hair Black
Eyes Brown
Height 5’6″
Weight 150 pounds
Sex Male
Race Asian
Reward:
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Benjamin Hanil Song.Caution:
Benjamin Hanil Song is wanted for his alleged involvement in the July 4, 2025, attack on the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. This location is a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Facility. During this attack, an Alvarado Police Officer was shot and wounded. On July 9, 2025, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Song in the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, after he was charged with Attempted Murder of a Federal Officer and Discharging a Firearm During, in Relation to, and in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence.
Benjamin Hanil Song, 32, of Dallas, has six charges pending in relation to the ambush at the Prairieland Detention Center. Song is believed to have fired towards two correctional officers and one Alvarado Police Department officer.
His charges are listed in a criminal complaint document obtained by FOX 4 on Wednesday as three counts of attempted murder of a federal officer and three of discharging a firearm during, in relation to, and in furtherance of a crime of violence.
While others in the group of 10-12 lured officers out of the facility, the document says Song was positioned in nearby woods with two rifles, from where he and at least one other suspect opened fire on the law enforcement agents.
The document says both rifles found afterward in the woods were found to have been purchased by Song. One of the rifles was allegedly fitted with a binary trigger, which is used to double the rate of fire of a semi-automatic gun. The document implies that the device was likely an aftermarket modification.
Since the July 4 attack, Song has possibly been seen once on a DFW Airport camera on Sunday. The document says he is believed to have spent the night following the attack hiding in the woods near the facility.
The document notes that Song served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves from 2011 to 2016, at which point he received an other than honorable discharge.
The Texas Department of Public Safety issued a Blue Alert to the public Wednesday evening for Song:
ALERT A Blue Alert has now been issued as the manhunt continues for Benjamin Song, 32, who is wanted in connection to violence against a law enforcement officer. Details here: https://t.co/NQeLWmwOGQ pic.twitter.com/5NWm0v9I9T
— Texas DPS (@TxDPS) July 10, 2025
The U.S. Department of Justice on Blue Alerts:
The National Blue Alert Network supports the use and integration of Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to rapidly disseminate information to law enforcement agencies, the media and the public to aid in the apprehension of violent criminals who have killed, or seriously injured an officer in the line of duty. Blue Alerts can also be issued when a suspect poses an imminent and credible threat to law enforcement, or when an officer is missing in the line of duty.
Blue Alerts can be transmitted to television and radio stations; to cellphones and wireless devices, to overhead highway message signs, and other secondary alerting mechanisms – in the same way that AMBER Alerts are commonly issued.
There are currently 37 states with Blue Alert plans. The COPS Office provides resources and technical assistance to states, territories, law enforcement agencies, and tribes seeking to establish or enhance Blue Alert plans; including, voluntary activation guidelines, examples of legislation, policies, and forms gathered from around the nation in a central Blue Alert data repository.
Congress passed the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015 in order to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans.
The law is named in honor of New York City Police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu who were killed in an ambush attack on December 20, 2014.
Andy Ngo reported Song is being sued with other Antifa members over a 2023 attack on Christians.
Benjamin Song is part of a documented cell of armed Antifa militants in the North Texas area. He’s currently being sued in an ongoing civil lawsuit by a group of Christians who were attacked in 2023. https://t.co/A36lxWVWlS
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) July 10, 2025
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