In brief
An ICE agent discharged his weapon in the Bronx while attempting to arrest a criminal immigrant, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The man, a Dominican national with a record of robbery and drug offenses and ties to the Trinitarios gang, was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. New York officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul, have publicly denounced the shooting and called for transparency. The incident follows a spate of recent ICE‑related gun violence across the country and has sparked protests demanding the agency’s removal from city streets.
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot a man in a Bronx apartment‑block on Thursday.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed the officer discharged his weapon during a "targeted enforcement operation" aimed at arresting a criminal illegal alien. The victim, who remains alive and is hospitalized, was described by DHS as a Dominican immigrant with a prior conviction for grand larceny and multiple earlier arrests for assault, robbery, drugs and weapons possession.
City officials were quick to react. Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the act "unconscionable and incredibly serious," adding that agents had surrounded the victim and a five‑year‑old child in his car before firing. Governor Kathy Hochul said she urged President Donald Trump to speak out and demanded body‑camera footage be made public.
The shooting comes after a series of high‑profile incidents involving ICE officers, including the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis earlier this year. Protesters gathered at the Bronx scene, chanting "we want justice" and demanding ICE exit the city.
The DHS statement noted the victim was linked to the Trinitarios, a transnational criminal group investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice. The agent remains unidentified and the investigation into the circumstances of the shooting is ongoing.
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