A manhunt is currently underway for a second suspect in the shooting of an off-duty border patrol officer over the weekend.
New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the 42-year-old officer was injured after he was approached by two men on a moped while sitting with a woman in a park under the George Washington Bridge just before midnight. When one man got off and approached the officer, the officer drew his service weapon and the two exchanged fire, officials said.
The officer was shot in the face and in the arm. Police said the man attempting the robbery was injured before he drove away with the moped driver.
The officer was not in uniform and there was no indication that he was targeted because of his employment, Tisch said.
Police took a person of interest, 21-year-old Miguel Mora, into custody after he arrived at a Bronx hospital to be treated for wounds to the groin and leg.
Mora is an illegal immigrant with an extensive criminal history, Tisch said, adding that he entered the country illegally through Arizona in 2023 and was arrested twice in New York for domestic violence. He was also wanted in New York on accusations of robbery and felony assault, Tisch said. In Massachusetts, he was wanted in a case involving stolen weapons.
President Trump immediately flagged the attack as an example of what he views as an inadequate immigration policy under President Biden.
“Last night, in New York City, an incredible CBP Officer was shot in the face by an Illegal Alien Monster freed into the Country under Joe Biden. He was apprehended at the Border in April 2023 but, instead of being deported, was RELEASED,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Sunday afternoon.
“The CBP Officer bravely fought off his attacker, despite his wounds, demonstrating enormous Skill and Courage. The Democrats have flooded our Nation with Criminal Invaders, and now, they must all be thrown out or, in some cases, immediately prosecuted in that we cannot take a chance that they are able to come back. That’s how evil and dangerous they are!”
Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem is reportedly visiting the border patrol agent in the hospital on Monday.
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When will Biden and all of his henchmen be prosecuted for what they have unleashed on the American citizens?
What a shame the officer couldn’t put down that savage invader on a permanent basis.