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1 Arrest, 1 Charge, and an Incendiary Device at the Building ICE Calls Home
An Army veteran is accused of setting fire and firing a pellet gun outside 26 Federal Plaza. The FBI is treating it as anti-government violence; two people were hurt.
Wat we eerst wisten
- A man identified by the FBI as Andrew Arrabaca, 43, set off an incendiary device outside 26 Federal Plaza on the morning of July 20, 2026.
- He has been charged with federal arson.
- The FBI says he targeted the federal building and was willing to injure or kill.
- Arrabaca is a U.S. Army veteran who served from 2001 to 2005 as a Patriot missile-systems mechanic.
- Two people were injured, per NBC News.
Toen nog open
- Whether the suspect acted alone or was part of any network or group.
- The full extent of his prior anti-ICE activity beyond the FBI's general characterization.
- Whether additional federal charges, beyond arson, will be filed.
- The exact wording of Barnacle's public statement; the verbatim phrasing circulating in early coverage could not be confirmed in the sources provided.
Waar we op zouden letten
- Whether the Joint Terror Task Force investigation produces additional charges or identifies any broader plot.
- How the injury count is reconciled across outlets: NBC reported two people hurt, while other early accounts suggested no serious injuries.
- What the surveillance footage, now public, shows in full, and whether it changes the official account.
