Man shot by ICE agents with child present, Mamdani says
US immigration agents shot and wounded a man in his car with a child present in the Marble Hill neighbourhood of New York City, according to the mayor, city police and eyewitnesses.
ICE agents shot a man in his car with his five-year-old child present in the Marble Hill neighborhood of New York City, according to Mayor Zohran Mamdani, city police and eyewitnesses. Since President Donald Trump took office, federal immigration agents have shot at least 21 individuals, seven fatally, leading to protests nationwide.
Critics argue Trump's intensified focus on deportations has resulted in more violent clashes and accuse the administration of resisting accountability for the agents involved. President Trump has called for the deportation of many migrants, often labeling them as responsible for financial fraud and violent crimes. Initially, reports suggested agents surrounded the man and his child in his vehicle before opening fire.
Mayor Mamdani informed President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Mullin about his attempt to negotiate the release of the man, but these negotiations were unsuccessful. He called on the administration to halt enforcement actions in New York City, emphasizing that these actions are making the city less safe. The mayor demanded ICE be removed from the city, schools, hospitals, streets, and children.
The child in the car was physically unharmed. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated that NYPD had located the child with a family member following a wellness check. The Department of Homeland Security, ICE's parent agency, explained that ICE officers were engaged in a targeted enforcement operation in the Bronx to arrest a man from the Dominican Republic with a prior criminal conviction.
The 28-year-old man had been arrested twice in New York City in 2023 and 2025, as per NYPD Commissioner Tisch. During the incident, an ICE officer discharged his weapon, injuring the criminal illegal alien, who is now alive and at a local hospital. The shooting took place around 4pm local time, according to DHS. Witness Pedro Almarez, working nearby, heard shots and saw several ICE officers in the area.
NYPD officers arrived about 10 minutes later. Almarez said the man was only removed from his car after an ambulance arrived.
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