ICE shooting injures New York driver in vehicle carrying five-year-old child
In short
Immigration agents fired seven shots towards a vehicle carrying a 28-year-old man and a five-year-old child in New York's Marble Hill area on October 8, according to police accounts reported by South Korean outlets. The driver was wounded in the neck and taken to hospital in stable condition; the child was unhurt.
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Immigration agents fired seven shots towards a vehicle carrying a 28-year-old man from the Dominican Republic and a five-year-old child during an arrest operation in New York on October 8, according to police accounts reported by South Korean outlets. The shooting occurred around 16:00 in Marble Hill. The driver suffered a gunshot wound to the neck below his ear and was taken to hospital. Reports described his condition as stable or not life-threatening. The child was not injured, and Newsis said police confirmed the child was being cared for by family. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
Newsis reported that police surveillance footage showed a plainclothes federal agent approaching the driver's window with a gun drawn and another agent moving towards the front of the vehicle. The car moved forward and left the camera's view. The shooting itself was not captured, and at least seven cartridge cases were found at the scene. New York police said they had not participated in the operation. The Department of Homeland Security described it as targeted immigration enforcement and alleged that the man had gang connections. Federal officials said agents feared for their lives; Asia Economy reported their claim that the driver struck two ICE vehicles and drove towards other agents. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Protesters gathered at the scene and near the hospital. Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for ICE to be abolished and said he unsuccessfully asked President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to release the injured man. Governor Kathy Hochul said she also contacted federal officials, demanded an end to ICE operations in New York and requested body-camera footage to establish what happened. Mullin said agents had not known a child was in the vehicle and alleged that the driver attempted to flee despite knowing the child was with him. The reports describe the child as believed to be the driver's son. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 ]
Why it matters
The shooting prompted protests and demands from New York's mayor and governor to end ICE operations and disclose footage. Federal officials defended the shooting, saying agents had feared for their lives.
Key facts
- The shooting occurred around 16:00 on October 8 during an ICE arrest operation in Marble Hill. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
- Police said seven shots were fired, the driver was wounded near the neck and the child was not injured. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
- Newsis reported that police surveillance footage did not capture the shooting itself and that New York police did not participate in the operation. [ 2 ]
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for ICE's abolition, while Governor Kathy Hochul requested a halt to enforcement and release of body-camera footage. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The precise circumstances leading agents to fire remain under investigation. Newsis said surveillance footage did not show the shooting itself; federal officials' accounts of threats and vehicle collisions are reported as claims.
- The child's relationship to the driver is not established. The reports describe the child as believed to be the man's son.