Overview

• The 42-year-old Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in the face and forearm during an attempted robbery by two moped-riding assailants and is hospitalized in stable condition.
• Twenty-one-year-old Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez was taken into custody at a Bronx hospital after being wounded in the exchange of gunfire, and police have since arrested a second person of interest.
• Department of Homeland Security released surveillance footage showing the pair approaching on a moped, one suspect firing first and the officer returning fire before both fled the scene.
• Mora Nunez reentered the U.S. illegally in April 2023 despite a standing deportation order and carries outstanding warrants for kidnapping in Massachusetts along with prior felony assault arrests.
• The case has reignited scrutiny of sanctuary city rules, cashless-bail reforms and Biden-era immigration protocols as agencies pursue any remaining accomplices.