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Male shot by ICE agent in New York City's Marble Hill, DHS says
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- A male was shot and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a targeted enforcement operation in New York City's Marble Hill neighborhood on Thursday afternoon.
- The shooting occurred near West 225th Street and Marble Hill Avenue as ICE agents attempted to arrest a male from the Dominican Republic alleged to be living in the U.S. illegally; the wounded individual was reportedly not the arrest target.
- DHS stated the injured man had ties to the Trinitarios gang and a criminal history, while New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani reported a 5-year-old child was present in the vehicle during the shooting but was unharmed.
- The FBI and Homeland Security Investigations are investigating the incident, with calls from city and state officials demanding transparency and accountability from federal authorities.
- This shooting is part of a broader pattern, with at least 30 shootings involving DHS officers during the second Trump administration, some resulting in fatalities.
