DHS Sec. Mullin NYC attack suicide mission
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that the recent attack involving an incendiary device against ICE in NYC might have been a "suicide mission." He suggested that an individual armed with non-lethal weapons could indicate a suicidal approach, possibly linked to mental illness. Mullin also mentioned the possibility of getting the Army involved, referencing the suspect's armament.
Transcript (en)
That's the best thing. And, you know, sometimes when you see this, just discussing it, but sometimes when you see this, especially when they're armed with non-lethal weapons, it can almost be like a suicidal approach. And we hope that isn't the case. And if this was suffering from some mental illness, that maybe we can get this Army veteran some help. Okay, so I just want to have a couple of follow-ups. Interestingly, that was one of them. It did strike me that he used a non-lethal weapon in these airsoft guns, leading me to wonder if this was a suicide mission. We don't know that, but that's kind of what the presumption is from us that's just sitting there talking about. No reports, just those that were discussing it once some of this information started coming out. Of course, I've been on multiple phone calls from earlier this morning about this, and that's kind of the conclusion that some of us are drawing. But that's what the investigation is about. And as part of that investigation, I have to ask this as well, because there are reports that he was uttering anti-ice, anti-government statements. What do we know at this point, if there are any, connections he may have out there? Is there anybody supporting him? Was he a part of any groups on the Internet that could have been inciting this type of action? Well, that's still an investigation, but nothing that we've seen. But we haven't got that far down the investigation yet. Of course, that's what we always do. We go and we start looking at their social media platform. We start trying to pay attention of finding.
