A man was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during an arrest in New York City, US federal authorities and Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday.
What do we know so far?
The shooting occurred at around 4 p.m. local time (2100 GMT) in the Marble Hill neighborhood of the Bronx, one of New York’s five boroughs.
The New York Police Department has denied that its personnel were involved in the shooting.
“The individual who was shot is at a nearby hospital and is currently conscious and receiving medical attention,” the NYPD said in a statement.
US President Donald Trump’s administration has scaled up ICE raids in major US cities to detain and deport people who are in the US illegally.
Mamdani urges Trump to end ICE actions in NYC
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the shooting and said he had contacted President Trump.
“This is an unconscionable and incredible serious situation,” Mamdani said in a post on X. “I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agent terrorize our communities.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul earlier said she has been briefed on the incident.
“We expect federal authorities to provide a full and transparent accounting of the circumstances surrounding the incident,” Hochul said in a statement posted on X.
“New Yorkers deserve to know exactly what happened and why.”
Federal govt says ‘criminal illegal alien’ in hospital receiving treatment
In a post on X, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the parent agency of ICE, confirmed that an “ICE officer discharged his weapon” during an attempt to arrest a “criminal illegal alien from the Dominican Republic” with ties “to the Trinitarios gang.”
DHS said the man had a prior conviction for grand larceny and had been arrested “multiple” times for assault, robbery, possession of drugs, and weapons possession.
DHS noted ICE officers immediately rendered aid after the man was injured. “The individual is alive and at a local hospital,” the statement added, while mentioning that the FBI is on the scene.
ICE, CBP fatal shootings raise alarm in second Trump term
Deadly ICE and Border Patrol shootings have drawn major controversy during Trump’s second term, particularly regarding the training and oversight of the agents.
An ICE agent killed a 37-year-old US citizen, Renee Good, during their operations in Minnepolis in January, triggering demonstrations there and in several other US cities.
Later that month, Alex Pretti, another US citizen, was killed by two US Customs and Border Protection officers agents in Minneapolis following an altercation.
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Edited by: Karl Sexton
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