Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detectives opened fire in the Marble Hill neighborhood at the intersection of Bronx and Manhattan on the afternoon of 8th, injuring one person and taking two others to hospital with injuries in the incident. The injured were conscious and their injuries were reportedly not life-threatening; Governor Kathy Hochul asked the federal government to give a complete and transparent account of what happened.
The shooting occurred at the intersection of West 225th Street and Marble Hill Avenue about 4 p.m. CNN quoted a law enforcement source as saying that preliminary information shows that an ICE Law Enforcement and Removal Department (ERO) detective, opened fire on contact with an arresting target. The department is primarily responsible for immigration arrest and deportation.
The shooter, a 28-year-old man, suffered a neck injury and is expected to survive, the New York Post quoted law enforcement sources as saying. Video from the scene shows the man in handcuffs and sitting on the ground, with several armed federal agents standing by.
The two detectives were also injured in the incident and are being treated at the hospital, the source said.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted on X that night, saying preliminary information showed detectives fired multiple shots after surrounding the vehicle carrying the man and a five-year-old child, who was believed to be unharmed. Describing the incident as “unacceptable and extremely serious,” he said he had called President Trump and would ask to stop all ICE law enforcement operations in New York City pending the call. “I will not sit back and watch ICE agents intimidate our community,” he said again, calling for the abolition of ICE.
Hours after the shooting, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) detectives and city police personnel investigated within the yellow cordon line, and protesters began to gather at the scene. “New Yorkers have a right to know exactly what happened and why,” Hochu said he had been briefed on the incident.
Progressive advocacy organization Hands Off NYC then announced that it would hold an emergency press conference at the scene of the incident at 8pm that night to demand an accountability and accountability. Those in attendance included state Senators Robert Jackson, Gustavo Rivera, state Rep. Marcela Mitaynes, and federal House candidate Darializa Chevalier, according to organizers.