A federal immigration agent shot a man in New York City on Thursday afternoon in the Marble Hill neighborhood, according to sources familiar with the incident. The shooting occurred at about 4 p.m. along West 225th Street near Broadway, amid small stores and restaurants as people returned from work and walked children home from school. ICE agents identified themselves as federal law enforcement and the wounded man was taken to a nearby hospital in conscious condition. Bystander video showed NYC officers arriving after the shooting, carrying the injured man toward New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital.
A 5-year-old child in the vehicle was reportedly unharmed. Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the incident as 'unconscionable,' stating he demanded the president end all ICE enforcement actions in the city. Governor Kathy Hochul called for transparency from federal authorities. ICE arrests in New York State surged from 927 in May to 1,567 in July, according to federal data.
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