Mayor Demands ICE Gone After Bronx Bullets

NYPD police SUV blocking a city street at a taped-off scene — Photo: Steve Sanchez Photos / Shutterstock

An ICE agent shot a man in front of his 5-year-old son in New York City, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani used the moment to demand the agency be abolished entirely.

Story Snapshot

An ICE agent shot a man in the Marble Hill neighborhood on October 8 while a 5-year-old child sat in the car.
Mamdani called the shooting “unconscionable” and demanded President Trump end all ICE enforcement in New York City.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin pushed back, saying the man had an active warrant and a lengthy criminal record.
Anti-ICE protests broke out across the city, and police arrested four people.

Shooting Unfolds In Marble Hill

The shooting happened just after 4 p.m. Thursday near Marble Hill Avenue and West 225th Street. ICE agents, dressed in construction vests and masks, were conducting a targeted enforcement operation when an agent fired multiple rounds at a man sitting in his car. The man’s wounds were not considered life-threatening, and the 5-year-old boy in the vehicle was not hurt.

Mamdani said early reports showed agents surrounded the man and child before opening fire. He released a public statement calling the incident “unconscionable and incredibly serious” and said he immediately called President Trump to demand answers. The New York Police Department confirmed the location and basic details of the shooting in its own statement.

Mamdani Demands ICE Be Abolished

Mamdani did not stop at criticizing the shooting itself. During a late-night press conference, he branded ICE “rotten to its core” and said the agency should be eliminated entirely, not just pulled back from his city. He told reporters he had asked President Trump to release the man from custody and that the request had gone nowhere, leaving him frustrated hours after the shooting.

Mamdani’s statement went further than condemning one incident. He said he would “demand” that President Trump end “all ICE enforcement actions in our city,” a sweeping request that would halt federal immigration operations across all five boroughs. New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch joined Mamdani for a public update on the shooting, standing alongside the mayor as he laid out his demands.

Homeland Security Fires Back At Mayor

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin pushed back hard against Mamdani’s framing of the incident. Mullin accused the mayor of using the shooting for political theater and said the man involved had an active warrant and a lengthy criminal record before agents ever approached his car. Mullin also said the man tried to use his SUV as a battering ram against agents during the encounter, a detail Mamdani’s statement left out entirely.

🚨 Four arrested after anti-ICE protests erupted across NYC following an ICE shooting that injured a 28-year-old man. His 5-year-old son was unharmed. Mayor Mamdani condemned the shooting and called for ICE’s abolition. pic.twitter.com/Mw9cCsoT9x

— Angela Cooper (@simplycurlyacQ) October 9, 2026

Federal law sets a clear bar for when officers can use deadly force. Immigration officers are required to use only the minimum force necessary and may use deadly force only when they reasonably believe it is needed to prevent death or serious injury. These confrontations are not unusual nationwide. Federal data show ICE law enforcement officers were involved in 78 use-of-force incidents in fiscal year 2023, including two deaths and nine serious injuries.

Protests Erupt Across The City

News of the shooting sparked anti-ICE protests across New York City within hours. Police arrested four people during the demonstrations that followed. The shooting adds to a tense standoff between Mamdani’s administration and federal immigration enforcement, one that shows no sign of cooling as the mayor pushes to strip ICE of any presence in his city while Homeland Security officials defend the agents involved.