A criminal illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic was shot and injured while federal immigration agents were trying to arrest him at around 4 p.m. on Oct. 8 in New York City, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed.
The shooting occurred in the Marble Hill neighborhood of the Bronx.
ICE officers immediately rendered aid. The person is still alive and being treated at a local hospital, according to the agency. The incident remains under investigation.
“The individual who was shot is at a nearby hospital and is currently conscious and receiving medical attention,” the New York Police Department said in a post on X.
NYPD officers were not involved in the incident and not on scene at the time of the shooting but were seen running to help the person on video shared on social media.
DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were conducting a targeted enforcement operation in the Bronx neighborhood to arrest a foreign national in the country illegally. The person had prior criminal convictions for grand larceny, and multiple arrests for assault, robbery, drug possession, and weapons charges, according to DHS.
The person also allegedly was associated with the violent prison and street gang Trinitarios, which was implicated in the 2025 killing of a Border Patrol officer.
“During the incident, an ICE officer discharged his weapon and the criminal illegal alien was injured,” DHS said in a statement.
“When dangerous illegal aliens are released back onto the streets by radical sanctuary politicians, our officers are forced to make arrests at large in the community in unpredictable and dangerous environments,” DHS stated.
Demonstrators were holding an anti-ICE protest near the incident Thursday.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized ICE over the incident, blaming the agency and calling for it to be abolished and removed from the city.
“This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation,” Mamdani said in a post 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.”
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was briefed on the shooting and expected federal authorities to provide a full update on the incident.
People gather at the scene of a shooting as law enforcement work the area in New York on Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Video circulated of federal agents surrounding a compact Honda that appeared to have bullet holes in the sides of the vehicle.
Protesters were shown on video shared on social media blocking vehicles on a bridge driven by federal investigators attempting to reach the scene of the shooting.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called the incident “deeply disturbing.” He called for the agency to release all body-worn camera footage and accused ICE of excessive force.
A person holds a sign at the scene of a shooting as law enforcement work the area in New York on Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Correction: A previous version of this article misstated the date of the shooting. The Epoch Times regrets the error.
