MARBLE HILL, Manhattan (WABC) — A man in a vehicle was shot during an ICE operation in Upper Manhattan on Thursday, according to officials. It happened shortly after 4 pm in the Marble Hill neighborhood of upper Manhattan. Multiple shots were fired during what was believed to be an ICE operation, according to a city official. They say the person was in the vehicle at the time of the shooting and that a child, believed to be a boy around 5 years old, was in the back seat. He emerged unharmed. At the time of the shooting, ICE agents were attempting to detain a person who was being investigated for ties to migrants involving the shooting of an off-duty customs officer in Fort Washington Park in July 2025. Two Dominican citizens involved in the case were sentenced in federal court earlier this week, while state charges are still pending. prior criminal conviction for grand larceny and multiple prior arrests for assault, robbery, drug possession and weapons possession.” They confirmed that an ICE officer discharged his weapon, injuring the man. The NYPD said the shooting involved federal law enforcement officers, and that NYPD members were not involved in the incident and were not on the scene at the time of the shooting. The man who was shot was taken to a nearby hospital, where he is currently conscious and receiving medical care, according to the “I only heard about four shots, but I only heard about four gunshots. car backfiring,” one woman said. “I thought no, it was definitely gunshots, so I ran to my window and suddenly I heard police officers running, not walking down the street, and shortly after they were followed by more police officers, and then more police officers and ICE agents. Everyone was running. I think it’s horrible.” City officials have been told that ICE has been using a nearby Target parking lot on 225th Street as a staging area. Recently, ICE set a daily goal of 3,000 arrests per day nationally, up from 2,000, sources told ABC News. Lawmakers and immigration activists react to the shooting The shooting has prompted a swift reaction from local politicians, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul. The mayor said he called the president and will demand an end to ICE’s actions when they speak, saying, “I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities. Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery. Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE off our streets. Abolish ICE. Hochul calls for “total transparency” from federal authorities. “I have been made aware of this afternoon’s shooting involving federal law enforcement officers in the Bronx,” Hochul said in the statement posted on social media. “We look forward to federal authorities providing a full and transparent explanation of the circumstances surrounding this incident. New Yorkers deserve to know exactly what happened and why.” Public Defender Jumaane Williams, who attended the news conference hosted by the New York Immigration Coalition, issued a statement saying he hears the fear and anger of the Marble Hill community, and also “hears their determination, their commitment to supporting our immigrant neighbors under attack.” He added: “They belong in our city; ICE does not.” responses from the city’s immigration activists. “ICE’s violent tactics are a clear danger to all New Yorkers, as demonstrated by today’s shooting in a residential neighborhood. This incident is another reminder of the rampant and unbridled violence that ICE has been spreading throughout our communities,” said Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition. the go * Download our Connected TV app Submit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness News Do you have a breaking news tip or story idea we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If you attach a video or photo, the terms of use apply. Copyright © 2026 WABC-TV. All rights reserved.
