Army Veteran in Custody After Fire Outside 26 Federal Plaza
Authorities say the suspect carried anti-ICE materials and multiple weapons, and three people suffered minor injuries after the fire and fireworks attack.
- Federal authorities arrested 43-year-old Andrew Arrabaca, a former U.S. Army veteran, after he allegedly launched fireworks, poured flammable liquid, and ignited a fire outside 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan.
- The Lower Manhattan building houses multiple federal agencies, including an immigration court, an FBI field office, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
- Arrabaca came heavily armed with various non-firearm weapons, including an airsoft rifle, axes, a machete, knives, a hammer, and commercial-grade fireworks. FBI officials reported he fired five to seven pellets from an airsoft gun toward the entrance.
- Law enforcement described Arrabaca as an anti-ICE activist, noting he carried anti-ICE materials and a cart displaying the slogan "ICE off our streets". Department of Homeland Security officials also noted he had a written manifesto in his bag.
- Three minor injuries were reported during the incident, including a bystander grazed by fireworks and a security officer who sustained minor injuries while tackling the suspect to the ground before he was taken into custody.
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The US has released CCTV footage showing a former US Army soldier setting off fireworks, firing an air gun, and setting fire to the front of a federal building in New York City before being apprehended. Initially, three people were reported injured. Authorities indicate the suspect had been planning the attack for months.
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In the middle of Manhattan, a man sets a fire in front of the ICE building and is arrested shortly thereafter. According to the FBI, he carries several knives, axes and a hammer. At the crime scene, the investigators secure an anti-ICE shield.
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On the morning of Monday, July 20, Andrew Arrabaca is alleged to have staged a violent attack on federal law enforcement in New York City by pouring gasoline on the steps leading up to 26 Federal Plaza and setting them ablaze. The building houses the offices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the FBI. New York City law enforcement arrested Arrabaca, a 43-year-old Army veteran, shortly after the incident. During his arrest, he reportedly …
Army veteran faces arson charge after fire attack outside NYC federal building – Democratic Accent
The U.S. Army veteran accused of setting a fire outside a New York City federal building that houses an immigration court and other government agencies, including the FBI, and firing a pellet gun, will face an arson charge related to the Monday attack, which he had been planning for months, federal prosecutors said. Andrew Arrabaca, 43, appeared in a Manhattan federal court Tuesday for his alleged actions outside 26 Federal Plaza. He did not en…
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