FBI - Dallas

Today the FBI remembers Supervisory Administrative Specialist Bryan Myers.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were commandeered by terrorists and crashed into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Later that morning, both towers and surrounding buildings collapsed, sending a large cloud of toxic dust and smoldering debris through lower Manhattan.

Supervisory Administrative Specialist (SAS) Bryan Myers, a member of the Mobile Field Office’s Evidence Response Team, was deployed to the World Trade Center for the FBI’s recovery operation. Working eight- to 12-hour shifts at the Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island, New York, Myers’ duties entailed continuous sifting and sorting through World Trade Center debris in an effort to locate human remains, personal items for identification of victims, and recovery of evidence. As part of his official duties, he was exposed to the carcinogens, toxins, and hazardous materials present at the recovery site.

In April 2021, SAS Myers was diagnosed with Stage 3 bile duct cancer, which spread to his lymph nodes. He succumbed to the disease on May 30, 2022. Extensive research by the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health established sufficient evidence that SAS Myers’ exposure to the air in and around the World Trade Center site either precipitated or accelerated his development of the disease.

SAS Myers was born in January 1968 in Mobile, Alabama. He entered on duty with the FBI in March 1992.

Today FBI Dallas announced the results of Operation Soteria Shield, a coordinated law enforcement effort in Texas focused on rescuing children from online sexual exploitation and bringing offenders to justice.

Find more information including a list of the 91 law enforcement agencies that participated in the Operation: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/dallas/news/fbi-dallas-and-the-north-texas-internet-crimes-against-children-task-force-announce-the-results-of-operation-soteria-shield-2026

FIFA World Cup 2026 venues and fan festivals are No Drone Zones. If you observe unsafe or improper use of a drone, report it to 911, on-site law enforcement or the at 1-800-CALL-FBI or tips.fbi.gov

Today the FBI remembers Special Agent William H. Christian, Jr.

On May 29, 1995, Special Agent William H. Christian, Jr., was shot and killed by Ralph McLean, who was being sought in connection with several police shootings and killings in the District of Columbia and Prince George's County, Maryland. McLean was expected to meet a former girlfriend in Greenbelt; and Special Agent Christian, along with 26 other investigators, was conducting a surveillance of the area. At approximately 1:00 a.m., McLean approached Special Agent Christian, who was sitting in his car in a parking lot. Attacking the agent from behind, McLean shot him through the car window. FBI agents and local police pursued McLean to a parking garage, where he killed himself with a gunshot to the head.

Special Agent Christian was born in July 1946 in Baltimore, Maryland. He entered on duty with the FBI through the Baltimore field office in 1975 and was later assigned to Detroit, where he became certified as a SWAT team member. Special Agent Christian was ultimately assigned to the field office in Washington, D.C.

Today, the FBI remembers Special Agent Nelson B. Klein, Jr.

On May 28, 1969, Special Agent Nelson B. Klein, Jr. represented the FBI at a Coastal Empire Peace Officers Association meeting in Savannah, Georgia. As he was driving home from the meeting, Klein lost control of his vehicle on a curve and struck a culvert, engulfing the vehicle in flames. He died at the scene on May 29, 1969.

Klein was born on September 23, 1926, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He joined the FBI in 1955.

Klein’s father, Nelson B. Klein, also a special agent, was killed in the line of duty in 1935.

The has issued a to warn the public that cyber threat actors are conducting spoofing attacks against the FIFA website in advance of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A spoofed website is designed to pose as a legitimate website, with branding and product listings, but malicious actors use them to further their illegal activity like personal information theft and to facilitate monetary scams.

Learn More Here: https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260527

Yesterday, Special Agent in Charge, R. Joseph Rothrock, spoke at a press conference hosted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas regarding the results of 🟥Operation Red Card🟥, an initiative aimed at reducing violent crime in North Texas in the lead-up to FIFA World Cup 2026.

SAC Rothrock announced that the FBI arrested approximately 60 individuals, on charges including unlawful possession of a firearm, drug trafficking, bank robbery, kidnapping, human trafficking, and production of child sexual abuse material. SAC Rothrock also recognized the importance of FBI partnerships with local, state, and federal law enforcement in achieving these results.

The Fort Worth Resident Agency and the Fort Worth Police Department partnered on Operation Wolf Pack, leading to the arrest of 15 subjects on state and federal charges related to Possession, Receipt, and Distribution of Child Po*******hy. During the Operation, about 150 electronic devices were seized and are suspected of containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Operation Wolf Pack also covered over 40 cyber tips from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) related to internet child exploitation crimes.

Thank you to our partner law enforcement agencies on the Longhorn Violent Crime Task Force as well as Fort Worth Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit for helping us protect vulnerable children in the North Texas area.