ICE shooting of man with child in car sparks protests in New York City
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and wounded a Dominican man sitting in a car with a five-year-old child in New York City, triggering protests and clashes with police. Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the incident unconscionable and demanded that President Trump halt ICE operations in the city.
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An agent of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement shot and wounded a man from the Dominican Republic in the Marble Hill neighbourhood of New York City while he sat in a car with a five-year-old child. The man had a prior criminal conviction. The shooting triggered clashes between protesters and police throughout the city. Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the incident as "unconscionable and incredibly serious," saying he had spoken with President Donald Trump to demand an end to ICE enforcement actions in the city. "I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorise our communities," Mamdani stated. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that the man was a target of an arrest operation. New York Governor Kathy Hochul also engaged with Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, urging them to suspend ICE operations in the state and calling for the public release of any body-camera footage from the incident. City Council member Carmen De La Rosa, who represents the area where the shooting occurred, described local residents as "heartbroken and enraged." According to reports, the child was physically unharmed.
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