ICE agent shoots man in New York City

ICE agent shoots man in New York City

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot a man in the Bronx in New York City on Thursday.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which runs the agency, confirmed an ICE officer “discharged his weapon” during “a targeted enforcement operation… to arrest a criminal illegal alien”.

In a statement, it added the man was alive and at a local hospital.

New York mayor Zohran Mamdani said it was an “unconscionable and incredibly serious situation”.

“Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a five-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed,” he said.

The BBC has approached DHS for comment about Mamdani’s remarks.

Late on Thursday evening, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said she had spoken to President Donald Trump about the shooting and had expressed “outrage on behalf of New Yorkers”.

“I also asked that any body camera footage of the shooting be released to the public so we can establish the facts and get to the truth.”