ICE agent shoots man in the Bronx
Images captured moments after the gunfire show one agent in a construction vest wielding an assault rifle. The wounded man is pictured on the ground behind him, being detained by another agent.
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A man was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in the Marble Hill section of the Bronx, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
It happened around 4 p.m. Thursday near Marble Hill Avenue and West 225th Street.
Images captured moments after the gunfire show one agent in a construction vest wielding an assault rifle. The wounded man is pictured on the ground behind him, being detained by another agent.
The man was shot through the windshield of his car while a 5-year-old child sat in the backseat, according to multiple local elected officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The child was not physically harmed.
A spokesperson for DHS says ICE officers were conducting "a targeted enforcement operation" at the time of the shooting.
According to DHS, the man is a "criminal illegal alien" from the Dominican Republic with ties to the Trinitarios gang.
DHS says ICE officers "immediately rendered aid" to the man following the shooting.
He was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.
The NYPD says it was not involved in the incident.
In an X post, Mamdani said he called President Donald Trump to demand that he end all ICE enforcement actions in New York City.
"Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children," the mayor stated in the post.
The FBI tells News 12 that its New York Evidence Response team responded to support its partners at the Department of Homeland Security.
Protesters quickly met ICE agents on scene, where News 12 cameras captured groups yelling at and filming an agent.
In another instance, people blocked the sidewalk to prevent an agent from getting through.
Gov. Kathy Hochul posted on X, saying she wants federal authorities to provide a full, transparent account of what happened.
"New Yorkers deserve to know exactly what happened and why," Hochul said.
Local lawmakers representing the West Bronx and Upper Manhattan recently urged owners at the nearby Shops at Marble Hill to prohibit ICE agents from using the Target parking lot as a staging area.
Protests ramped up as the evening went on. Citizen app video shows people flooding Marble Hill Avenue, many holding signs that read, "ICE OUT."
Officials and the organization Hands Off NYC held an emergency press conference near the scene on Thursday night. Those in attendance included Borough President Vanessa Gibson, as well as Sens. Gustavo Rivera and Robert Jackson.
DHS stated that the victim was previously convicted of grand larceny and arrested on other drug and weapons-related charges, including by the NYPD in December 2023. They said he was "released into the community a few days later by reckless Democrat sanctuary policies that put American lives at risk.
Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition released the following statement:
"ICE's violent tactics are a clear danger to all New Yorkers, as today's shooting in a residential neighborhood demonstrates. This incident is another reminder of the unchecked, rampant violence ICE has been spreading throughout our communities. We have seen the devastating consequences of ICE shootings from Minnesota to Texas, which have led to the unnecessary deaths of too many community members. We demand an immediate investigation into the shooting, the release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE agents who used excessive force. We must abolish ICE and strengthen the safety of all New Yorkers."
Multiple local lawmakers spoke out about the shooting on X.
