Man shot by ICE agent in New York City, DHS says

A man was hospitalized after being shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in New York City's Marble Hill neighborhood on Thursday, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

The shooting occurred at about 4 p.m. local time near West 225th Street and Marble Hill Avenue.

Officials said he was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The NYPD was not involved in the shooting, the department said.

Video from the scene showed numerous law enforcement personnel present. A gray vehicle with a bullet hole in the windshield could be seen in the middle of the road.

Two law enforcement sources told CBS News that preliminary information indicated ICE agents were attempting to take someone into custody when another male, who was not the target of the arrest, was shot.

In a post to social media, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that based on "early reports," there was a 5-year-old child in a car with the victim when "multiple rounds" were fired. Mamdani said the child was not injured.

Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York told CBS News in an interview Thursday night that the 5-year-old child was the son of the victim. Espaillat told CBS News that he met with the 5-year-old boy and his mother at the hospital, where the victim is receiving treatment.

Espaillat disclosed the victim was under guard from ICE agents outside his hospital room, and Espaillat was not allowed to see him.

DHS, ICE's parent agency, said in a statement that officers were conducting a targeted enforcement operation to arrest a man from the Dominican Republic who they allege was living in the United States illegally.

An ICE officer discharged his weapon during the incident, injuring the man, DHS said.

"ICE officers immediately rendered aid," DHS said. "The individual is alive and at a local hospital. The FBI and HSI are on the scene. The incident remains under investigation. More information will be shared as it becomes available."

DHS alleged that the wounded man had associations to the Trinitarios gang, and a prior arrest for assault and a criminal conviction for grand larceny, robbery, possession of drugs and weapons possession. According to DHS, he had been arrested by the NYPD in December 2023, but was released a few days later.

An FBI official said its evidence response team was responding to the scene to assist with investigators from DHS.

In a press conference late Thursday, Mamdani said he spent two hours on the phone with President Trump and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to negotiate for the release of the man ICE agents shot, but those negotiations were unsuccessful.

"Just moments ago, ICE put the man in an unmarked vehicle and whisked him away," Mamdani said.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she has been briefed on the shooting.

"We expect federal authorities to provide a full and transparent accounting of the circumstances surrounding this incident," Hochul wrote on social media. "New Yorkers deserve to know exactly what happened and why."

"I am deeply concerned by reports of a shooting involving ICE agents in Marble Hill this afternoon. Federal authorities must provide us with a fully transparent account of what took place without delay. I recognize the immense fear that ICE's actions have caused immigrant New Yorkers, and I'm deeply worried about the additional anxiety and uncertainty this incident may bring to communities across our city as we await answers," New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin posted on social media.

Authorities are continuing to investigate.

There have been at least 30 shootings involving DHS officers during the second Trump administration, according to a CBS News analysis, some of which have turned deadly.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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Man shot by ICE agent in New York City, DHS says