Murad Awawdeh says the Marble Hill shooting shows ICE's "violent tactics are a clear danger to all New Yorkers"
Murad AwawdehPresident and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition, in a press release
Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition, said in a statement that the shooting in a residential neighborhood shows ICE's violent tactics are a clear danger to all New Yorkers and is another reminder of the violence ICE has been spreading. At the scene he demanded that DHS release footage of the incident.
“ICE's violent tactics are a clear danger to all New Yorkers, as today's shooting in a residential neighborhood demonstrates. This incident is another reminder of the unchecked, rampant violence ICE has been spreading throughout our communities.”
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Where this statement fits
Was ICE justified in shooting a man in a car in Marble Hill?
On October 8, 2026, an ICE officer shot a man in a car near Marble Hill Avenue and West 225th Street in Marble Hill, a neighborhood the NYPD placed in the Bronx and ABC News and The Intercept placed in upper Manhattan. DHS said ICE officers were conducting a targeted operation in the Bronx to arrest a man from the Dominican Republic with a prior grand larceny conviction and multiple prior arrests, and that an officer discharged his weapon during the incident. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said early reports indicated agents surrounded the man and his 5-year-old child in the car before firing multiple rounds. The NYPD said it was not involved and that the man was conscious at a hospital. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch later said evidence at the scene indicates at least one ICE agent discharged seven rounds, striking the driver in the neck. As of October 9, DHS had not said what prompted the officer to fire.
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About this source
Press release of the New York Immigration Coalition dated October 8, 2026, with a statement from its president and chief executive officer on the shooting in the Bronx.
Reporting
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The Intercept report of October 8, 2026 with a neighbor's account, Rep. Espaillat's remarks about being denied access to the hospital room and a statement from the New York Immigration Coalition.
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Gothamist report of October 8, 2026 with quotes from Council Member Pierina Sanchez, a witness and Target, and a summary of the DHS statement and of the October 5 letter about ICE staging in a West 225th Street parking lot.
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Awawdeh spoke near the scene Thursday evening, according to Gothamist, and the coalition held a press conference there.
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At the scene he also said that Homeland Security Investigations agents going door to door around it "should not be investigating a shooting that their agency was part of." Gothamist reported.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
The reference point is whether the ICE officer was justified in shooting the man in the car. Awawdeh calls ICE's tactics a clear danger to all New Yorkers and cites the shooting as proof, which rejects the shooting as justified, so we labeled it Condemned. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional, which would fit a call for information without a judgment; his statement states its conclusion.
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The Dispute Index. "Murad Awawdeh says the Marble Hill shooting shows ICE's "violent tactics are a clear danger to all New Yorkers"". First published: 2026-10-09. Last updated: 2026-10-09. https://disputeindex.com/events/5265-murad-awawdeh-president-and-ceo-of-the-new