ICE Agent Shoots Dominican Man During Arrest in NYC With Child in Car

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot and wounded a 28-year-old Dominican man during an arrest attempt in the Marble Hill section of the Bronx around 4:20 p.m. Thursday. The man was inside a silver SUV with a 5-year-old boy who was not injured. The Department of Homeland Security described the operation as a "targeted enforcement operation" against a "criminal illegal alien" with a prior grand larceny conviction and alleged ties to the Trinitarios gang.

The man was struck in the neck and shoulder, remained conscious, and was taken to a nearby hospital where he is expected to survive. Witnesses reported hearing three to five gunshots; at least seven shell casings were recovered at the scene. Video footage showed agents in construction vests and ICE badges surrounding the vehicle, with one agent carrying a rifle.

“This city wants ICE out. All they do is terrorize this city.”

Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the shooting "unconscionable and incredibly serious" and said he spoke by phone with President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding an end to all ICE raids in the city. Gov. Kathy Hochul also urged federal officials to halt immigration enforcement actions in New York.

Hundreds of protesters gathered near the scene Thursday night chanting "ICE off our streets now" and "Murderers." One masked ICE agent was pinned against a wall by residents before NYPD officers intervened. At least one protester was arrested. The FBI evidence response team is assisting the federal investigation.