Who are Joshua Jahn’s Family? What We Know About Parents, Siblings

Information has emerged about the family of Joshua Jahn, the Dallas ICE shooter.

Both his parents, a brother and a sister lived near Dallas.

On Wednesday, 29-year-old Jahn fatally shot an ICE detainee and wounded two others at a facility in Dallas, Texas. He was then found dead with a self-inflicted gun wound.

The three people shot have not been named but ICE said they were in the country illegally and that one of the injured detainees is a Mexican national.

Why It Matters

The motivations for the shooting are not yet clear but some figures have claimed the attack was political in nature. At a news conference, FBI officials said that ammunition recovered near the suspected shooter contained anti-ICE messages.

Information about Jahn's family further puts the shooting into context and may help shed light on his motives.

Joshua Jahn, 29, fatally shot an ICE detainee and wounded two others in Dallas, Texas, early Wednesday. | Collin County Sheriff's Office

What To Know

According to records viewed by multiple publications, Jahn's parents live in Fairview, a town in Collin County, north of Dallas.

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Jahn's mother, Sharon Jahn, 65, previously worked as a chief operating officer/administrator at Ke Kino Massage Clinic + School in Texas, according to her Facebook profile previously seen by Newsweek. This profile appears to have since been deleted.

In this profile, she also criticized Texas lawmakers for supporting gun rights after the 2022 shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 21 people dead. She also posted other anti-gun messages.

Jahn's father, Andrew Jahn, 65, is a retired mechanical engineer, according to the Independent.

Jahn had two siblings, a brother and a sister. His brother, Noah Jahn, told NBC News that Joshua wasn't particularly political.

His younger sister, Kioko Jahn, has been arrested three times, according to online records accessed by the New York Post. In 2019 she was charged with a misdemeanor assault. In 2022 she was charged with marijuana possession but the case was dismissed the following year.

Dallas Police Chief David Comeaux told local press that Jahn's parents are cooperating with investigators.

What People Are Saying

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said the shooting was his "worst nightmare."

"Seeing the photos today, some of the bullets were in an office that I used to have there," he said on Top Story with Tom Llamas. "It's just a horrible feeling. People always ask me what's the thing that keeps me up at night. It's the safety of the men and women of ICE."

President Donald Trump said on Truth Social: "The Brave Men and Women of ICE are just trying to do their jobs, and remove the 'WORST of the WORST' Criminals out of our Country, but they are facing an unprecedented increase in threats, violence," he wrote, casting blame on the political left and calling for Democrats to stop rhetoric against ICE and law enforcement.

FBI Director Kash Patel, on X: "These despicable, politically motivated attacks against law enforcement are not a one-off. We are only miles from Prairieland, Texas where just two months ago an individual ambushed a separate ICE facility targeting their officers. It has to end and the FBI and our partners will lead these investigative efforts to see to it that those who target our law enforcement are pursued and brought to the fullest extent of justice."

What Happens Next

The FBI is investigating the incident.