Key facts
- ICE agents shot a man in the Bronx on Thursday while a 5-year-old child was in his car.
- The child is believed to have been physically unharmed.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the incident "unconscionable" and demanded an end to ICE operations in New York City.
- The Department of Homeland Security stated the man is an undocumented immigrant with a criminal record and alleged ties to the Trinitarios gang.
- The man was wounded but is alive and receiving medical attention.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and wounded a man in his car in the Bronx, New York City, on Thursday, with a 5-year-old child present in the vehicle. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani described the incident as "unconscionable" and demanded an immediate halt to all ICE enforcement actions within the city.
According to early reports cited by the mayor, agents surrounded the man and the child in his car before firing multiple rounds. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that ICE officers discharged their weapon during a targeted enforcement operation to arrest the individual. The man, who has not been named by officials, is reportedly from the Dominican Republic, is in the U.S. illegally, and has a prior criminal conviction for grand larceny, along with multiple prior arrests for assault, robbery, drug possession, and weapons possession. The agency also claimed he was associated with the Trinitarios, described by the US justice department as a transnational criminal group. The man was wounded but is alive and receiving medical attention at a local hospital.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul stated she had spoken to President Donald Trump about the shooting and expressed "outrage on behalf of New Yorkers." She also requested that any body camera footage of the shooting be released to the public. Mayor Mamdani indicated he would ask President Trump to end ICE enforcement actions in New York City, stating, "I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities."