ICE shooting wounds man in Bronx, drawing mayor’s condemnation
An ICE agent shot and wounded a man in New York City’s Bronx borough on Thursday afternoon, according to officials and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The Department of Homeland Security said the man had a prior grand larceny conviction and multiple earlier arrests, while officials described him as an immigrant who entered the country illegally. Mamdani condemned the shooting, said he had called President Trump, and demanded an end to ICE enforcement actions in the city; early accounts indicated shots were fired at a car carrying the man and his 5-year-old child, who was not hurt.
The shooting occurred around 4 p.m. Thursday in Marble Hill, according to city police, who said the incident involved federal agents and not local officers. Federal officials later identified the wounded man as an immigrant without lawful status and said he had a felony theft conviction plus earlier arrests for assault, robbery, drugs and weapons. He had been taken into custody in December 2023 and released shortly afterward.
The Department of Homeland Security said an investigation is underway. The episode follows a recent ICE-involved shooting in Austin, Texas, where a Venezuelan man delivering food was wounded and later charged with assault. In New York, the mayor, City Council speaker, governor and a U.S. senator sought answers or transparency.
The shooting could deepen distrust between immigrant communities in New York City and federal enforcement agencies, especially among families with mixed status or prior contact with police. Local officials’ demands for footage and independent review may intensify scrutiny of ICE tactics, while supporters of stricter immigration enforcement may point to the man’s criminal record. The child’s presence in the car, though unharmed, may heighten public concern about safety during enforcement operations. The incident could also fuel broader political debate over city-federal cooperation.