Off-duty border patrol agent shot in a Manhattan park in apparent botched robbery, police say

NEW YORK AP An off-duty U S Customs and Territory line Protection officer was shot in a Manhattan park on Saturday following an apparent robbery gone wrong New York City police and federal officers say The -year-old officer was in stable condition Sunday and expected to survive A spokesperson for the NYPD announced there was no indication that the shooting was politically motivated The agent who was not in uniform was sitting in a park beneath the George Washington Bridge when he was approached by a man riding on the back of a moped who then shot him in the face and arm police stated The off-duty officer returned fire as the moped driver and alleged shooter rode off No arrests had been made as of Sunday afternoon according to a police spokesperson The Department of Homeland Safeguard shared video online of the two men on a moped alleging the shooter was caught entering the country illegally in but distributed The NYPD spokesperson reported they had no information about the source of that claim In a social media post Sunday afternoon President Donald Trump seized on the shooting as evidence of Democrats failures to secure the boundary The CBP Officer bravely fought off his attacker despite his wounds demonstrating enormous Skill and Courage Trump added The shooting comes as federal representatives warn of a surge of attacks on agents carrying out President Donald Trump s mass deportation agenda As enforcement efforts have ramped up in modern months numerous officers have chosen to cover their faces with the goal of avoiding harassment in community and online On Sunday the acting director of U S Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons announced he would allow agents to continue covering their faces as a safety measure If that s a tool that the men and women of ICE that keeps themselves and their families safe then I will allow it Lyons noted