Gravesend man shot by ICE agent while serving deportation order
GRAVESEND — A man was shot this morning in Gravesend by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent while the agent was serving a deportation order on his mother’s boyfriend.
According to a statement from ICE, its Fugitive Operations Team was, “attempting to arrest Gasper Avendano-Hernandez, a twice-removed illegal alien from Mexico with a 2011 assault conviction in New York City,” when it “discharged at least one firearm … when officers were physically attacked.”
According to ABC, the incident occurred at around 8:15 a.m., on West 12th Street between Quentin Road and Highlawn Avenue.