Benjamin Hanil Song is accused of shooting an Alvarado police officer during an attack on the Prairieland Detention Center.

A federal law enforcement source told CBS News that local police arrested eight people. The official said some of those apprehended were wearing body armor.

A Blue Alert was issued on Wednesday for a man accused of shooting an Alvarado police officer during an attack at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on July 4, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety and the FBI.

Alvarado police offers were dispatched to the detention center in the 1200 block of Sunflower Lane around 10:56 p.m. Friday, according to the Johnson County sheriff’s office. The call was made to investigate a report of “a suspicious person.”

A Texas police officer was shot near an ICE detention facility in Alvarado as the Justice Department is promising zero tolerance for assaults on federal officers and property.

The children's father, Ali Odeh, said the crash could have been avoided had the driver responsible already been in custody that day.

Police arrested 10 people in connection with the Friday shooting of an Alvarado police officer. The officer, who was struck in the neck, was taken to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth where he was treated and released. Neither the officer's name nor additional details of his condition have been released.

The Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office helped arrest Sergio Olivares, a suspect accused of damaging and chasing an ICE vehicle in the Houston area.