Two undocumented suspects arrested for shooting ICE agent were wanted in Massachusetts

In New York City, federal authorities say two undocumented men responsible for shooting a US Customs and Border Patrol Officer over the weekend are now in custody.

The off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in a Manhattan park on Saturday following an apparent robbery gone wrong, New York City police and federal officials said.

The officer, who was not in uniform, had been sitting with a woman in a park beneath the George Washington Bridge when two men approached on a moped just before midnight. The passenger got off and approached the officer, who realized he was being robbed and drew his service weapon, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. The two exchanged gunfire and the off-duty officer was shot in the face and arm. The perpetrator was injured before he and the moped driver rode off, police said…

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