Politics · United States · 2 days ago
ICE agent shoots man in car with child in New York
An ICE agent shot and injured a man in Marble Hill, in the Bronx borough of New York City, on October 8.
A five-year-old child was in the man’s car but was not physically hurt.
The Department of Homeland Security said agents were trying to arrest a 28-year-old Dominican national with a criminal conviction.
New York’s police commissioner said the man began moving his car and that an officer fired seven shots; senior federal officials said he drove into ICE vehicles and toward officers.
The differing accounts have added to tension over the shooting and the role of ICE, the federal agency enforcing immigration laws.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would ask President Donald Trump to end ICE operations in the city, while Governor Kathy Hochul called for a full account of what happened.
Hochul also asked for body-camera footage to be released, and the federal department said the incident was under investigation.
An ICE agent shot Oscar Belgal during an arrest operation in the Marble Hill neighbourhood of the Bronx, New York, on October 8.
A five-year-old child was in Belgal’s car but was not physically injured.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would demand that President Donald Trump end ICE enforcement actions in the city.
The Department of Homeland Security said agents were trying to arrest Belgal, whom it described as a target with a criminal conviction.
Accounts differ on what led to the shooting: New York police said an officer fired as Belgal’s car moved forward, while an ICE official said the car struck agency vehicles and drove toward officers.
Protests took place that evening, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin criticized Mamdani’s call to remove ICE agents.
- Who
- ICE agents shot Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old Dominican national, during an arrest operation. A five-year-old child was in his car.
- What
- An ICE agent shot and injured Belgal. The child was not physically injured.
- When
- Around 4pm on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
- Where
- Marble Hill, in the Bronx borough of New York City.
- Why
- DHS said agents were trying to arrest Belgal, whom it described as a target with a criminal conviction. Accounts differ on the events immediately preceding the shots.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and critics of ICE
DHS and ICE officials
ICE’s role and conduct
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and critics of ICE
Mamdani said ICE terrorized communities and called for its enforcement actions in New York to end.
DHS and ICE officials
DHS said agents were conducting a targeted arrest operation; ICE official Marcos Charles said Belgal drove toward officers and put them in danger.
What led to the shots
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and critics of ICE
New York police said Belgal began pulling his car forward before at least one officer fired.
DHS and ICE officials
Charles said Belgal struck two ICE vehicles and drove toward another group of officers before agents fired.
I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorise our communities
The mayor, if you abolish ICE, who will remove criminals from the streets of your own city?
Belgal started to pull the car forward, and then at least one of the officers fired seven rounds
We demand an immediate investigation into the shooting, the release of the body camera footage and accountability for any ICE agents who used excessive force.
ICE agents shot Belgal during an arrest operation in Marble Hill, the Bronx.
Demonstrators protested the shooting, and some clashes or scuffles with police were reported.
Mamdani and New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for an end to ICE operations or enforcement in the city and for information about the shooting to be made public.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin criticized Mamdani’s call to remove ICE agents from New York.
- Person shot
- Oscar Belgal, 28
- Child in car
- 5 years old; not physically injured
- Location
- Marble Hill, Bronx, New York City
- Time
- Around 4pm on October 8, 2026
- Shots reported by police commissioner
- At least one officer fired seven rounds
- Injury
- Belgal was hit below his left ear and taken to a hospital
Sources
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