Blue Alert, Texas and ICE
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Benjamin Hanil Song is accused of shooting an Alvarado police officer during an attack on the Prairieland Detention Center.
Phones buzzed across Texas just before 8 p.m. Wednesday with a high-priority emergency alert. But it wasn't about flooding, a storm, or a missing child. It was about a five-day-old shooting at an ICE detention center hundreds of miles away.
While there was resounding pushback over the state's historical use of the alert system, some users provided alternatives for those who wanted a way to stay informed when it comes to severe weather.