A person was wounded Thursday afternoon in a shooting connected to an encounter involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the Bronx, according to information shared with News Media.
The incident unfolded at about 4 p.m. in the Marble Hill section of the Bronx, the New York Police Department (NYPD) reported on X.
NYPD officials said the wounded person was transported to a nearby hospital and remained conscious while receiving treatment.
Authorities had not immediately released the person’s name or provided details about the severity of the injuries.
Police tape blocked off a Marble Hill street in the Bronx after a shooting involving federal law enforcement agents Thursday afternoon. (WCBS)
The NYPD said none of its officers were involved in the shooting, and police were not at the location when the gunfire occurred.
An NYPD spokesperson said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is leading the investigation. The spokesperson referred further questions to federal officials.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was briefed on the shooting Thursday and urged federal authorities to publicly explain the events surrounding it.
Law enforcement officers assembled near the site of a shooting involving federal agents in the Bronx’s Marble Hill neighborhood Thursday afternoon. (WCBS)
“We expect federal authorities to provide a full and transparent accounting of the circumstances surrounding this incident,” Hochul wrote on X. “New Yorkers deserve to know exactly what happened and why.”
ICE and DHS representatives did not immediately reply to News Media’s requests for comment.
Investigators have not said what led to the shooting, identified the person who fired the weapon or confirmed whether the injured person was the target of a federal law enforcement operation.