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The Department of Homeland Security says a gunman fired on a U.S.

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Facility in Dallas earlier today,

killing one detainee and injuring two others.

Federal authorities are calling the shooting an act of targeted violence.

NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran is in Dallas now and has the latest on this deadly incident.

I talked to Maida, who is a Nicaragua an immigrant, who was inside the building to do her immigration

checking this morning.

I was in when, like, 6'20 a.m. local time when she started hearing

gunshots. She says she heard about 20 shots. Now, Maida requested NPR not use her last name because of her pending immigration

case, but she says she froze. She remembers the light blue chairs around her. And the only thing she

could think about while the shooting was happening was about her daughter who was waiting for her

outside. Eventually, police arrived and evacuated people inside the building. NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran reporting.

President Trump won't meet with Democratic congressional leaders as the federal government

barrels toward a potential government shutdown in less than a week.

Democrats on the Hill say they're willing to negotiate.

NPR's Deepa Shivram reports.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is responding to the president calling off a meeting with Democratic leaders.

We are here today in the Capitol, ready to get to work, ready to meet with anyone, any time, any place in order to avoid a painful Republican-caused government shutdown.

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