A person was shot by ICE officers Thursday afternoon in an Upper Manhattan neighborhood, three law enforcement sources familiar with the matter said.
The shooting happened during an ICE enforcement operation along Marble Hill Avenue around 4 p.m., those sources said.
One source said the person shot was apparently in a vehicle when at least one officer opened fire. That person was expected to survive.
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
A massive law enforcement investigation surrounded a black sedan believed to be the vehicle where the person was shot. One senior official said a 5-year-old child was in the back seat of the car at the time of the incident.
New York City Zohran Mamdani said that early reports indicate agents surrounded the man and a 5-year-old child in his car in the Marble Hill neighborhood, but that the child was physically unharmed.
Multiple law enforcement sources said the team of ICE agents were in the neighborhood looking for a man with a criminal record. One senior official said the suspect had a past robbery arrest resulting in a grand larceny conviction and a current open drug case.
Homeland Security and the FBI are responding to the scene in addition to the NYPD, who confirmed the shooting by “federal law enforcement agents” in a post on X.
“The NYPD was not involved in the incident and was not on scene at the time of the shooting. The individual who was shot is at a nearby hospital and is currently conscious and receiving medical attention,” the NYPD said.
The mayor called the shooting “an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation,” in a statement on X.
“I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities,” the mayor wrote. “Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.”
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had been briefed on the shooting and that she expected a detailed report from federal authorities as to what happened Thursday afternoon.
“We expect federal authorities to provide a full and transparent accounting of the circumstances surrounding this incident. New Yorkers deserve to know exactly what happened and why,” the governor wrote on X.
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