close Video

NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles!

Two illegal immigrants were charged in the shooting of an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer in New York City , authorities announced on Thursday.

Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez and Cristian Aybar Berroa — both from the Dominican Republic — were arrested after the shooting at Fort Washington Park on Saturday.

Mora Nunez, 21, was charged with one count of "possession of ammunition by an illegal alien," which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, and Aybar-Berroa, 22, was charged with accessory after the fact, which carries a maximum sentence of seven and a half years in prison, according to Interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton and Homeland Security Investigations Spec

See Full Page