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Off-get off work customs and border protection officer (CBP) officer was shot in the face New York City Authorities said on Saturday night, in a robbery involving previously deported illegal immigrants.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified the suspect as Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez, a Dominican national who was arrested by the Border Patrol in April 2023.
Nunez was released to the United States after being arrested on the Arizona border, although he still had an active deportation order.
Video released by DHS shows two suspects riding on a motor scooter in Riverside Park.
Nunez was previously captured by Arizona Border Patrol and later released to the United States. (Division of Homeland Security)
Nunez then took a scooter and approached as people sitting near the water and chatted, according to police. The official has not yet determined.
The officer, who was not in uniform, took out a gun to protect himself, and a gunfight followed.
The agent was hit in the face and forearm and was transported to the hospital, where he is currently in a stable state. He is expected to survive.
Nunez was also injured in the gunfight and was shot dead in his legs and groin. Authorities said he got off at a hospital in the Bronx.
DHS also told Fox News that Nunez has an active arrest warrant Massachusetts, In addition to previous felony arrests.
Video obtained by Fox News Digital shows two suspects, one of whom is allegedly Nunez, approaching the off-duty officer before shooting. (Division of Homeland Security)
Suspect robbed New York in Neum wallet for a similar crime a few weeks ago
In a press conference on Sunday, New York Mayor Eric Adams said Nunez was in custody.
“The 21-year-old man was arrested in advance for attacking and violating order protection,” said Adams. “At the time of the shooting, he received an active backup order from the Bronx, had been robbed since December and (a) stabbed since January. ”
“He caused violence in our city and once he was charged with last night’s crime, we will be able to add attempted murders to his rap list,” the mayor added.
president Donald Trump “An incredible CBP official was shot dead by an illegal alien monster in the country under Joe Biden,” the shooting said Sunday afternoon.
“Democrats have flooded our country with criminal invaders, and now, they have to be thrown away, or in some cases immediately prosecuted because we can’t seize the opportunity they can come back. That’s their evil and danger!”
The incident happened one or two months later Fox News Digital Report A large number of immigrants were found to have committed theft, assault and drug crimes, as well as major theft and sex crimes.
Nunez, who is still hospitalized, has a condition unknown after a gunfight with CBP officials. (Division of Homeland Security)
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According to the data, between January 1, 2023 and October 31, 2024, 3,219 immigrants living in 48 shelters across the city were arrested in total 4,884 times.
Peter D’Abrosca, CB Cotton and Brooke Curto of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
