Engraved Ammunition Links Multiple Recent U.S. Shooters
Federal investigators say a pattern has emerged in several September 2025 U.S. shootings: suspects left engraved/inscribed messages on ammunition recovered at crime scenes. FBI Director Kash Patel publicly shared images from the Dallas ICE attack and called an engraved casing evidence of an ideological motive; similar inscriptions were linked to the Charlie Kirk assassination in Utah and to Luigi Mangione in New York.
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Mangione, Catholic Church shooter, Charlie Kirk shooter, ICE shooter all used engraved bullets
New information:
- FBI Director Kash Patel shared photos of engraved rounds recovered in the Sept. 24, 2025 Dallas ICE field office attack and said one engraving 'shows an ideological motive.'
- Dallas suspect Joshua Jahn, 29, reportedly left casings marked 'ANTI-ICE'; the attack killed one detainee and left two others critical.
- Prosecutors say Luigi Mangione wrote 'Deny,' 'Depose,' and 'Delay' on bullets used in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson; Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson’s recovered casings carried gamer-culture/antifascist phrases.