NEW YORK — Federal law enforcement agents shot and wounded a person in New York City on Thursday, city police said.
Few details were immediately available about the shooting, which happened around 4 p.m. The person who was shot is conscious and being treated at a hospital, the New York Police Department said in a post on X, noting that its officers didn’t witness the shooting and weren’t involved.
Messages seeking further information were sent to federal authorities.
An FBI spokesperson said an evidence response team was responding to the scene “to support our partners at the Department of Homeland Security,” but offered no other details.
The shooting happened in the Marble Hill neighborhood, a small part of Manhattan attached to the Bronx.
Pedro Almaraz, an employee at a nearby restaurant, said he heard about three or four gunshots and saw a man on the ground surrounded by several officers wearing face masks and vests with Department of Homeland Security branding. Witnesses, he said, were screaming.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, said in a post on social media that she had been briefed on the shooting.
“We expect federal authorities to provide a full and transparent accounting of the circumstances surrounding this incident. New Yorkers deserve to know exactly what happened and why,” she said.