Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Mamdani Says New York City Will Investigate ICE Shooting
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the city will investigate a shooting involving immigration officers.
The shooting happened Thursday in the Marble Hill neighborhood and wounded Oscar Belgal.
A 5-year-old child who was in Belgal’s vehicle was not physically hurt.
ICE officials say Belgal did not get out of his car when agents told him to.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Belgal was driving toward officers.
The city’s investigation will also look at what police did, protests afterward, and where ICE gathered.
Mullin says federal agencies must finish their reviews before body-camera footage is released.
A judge has stopped Belgal from being deported, and he was taken to a federal jail in Brooklyn.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said New York City will investigate an ICE shooting that wounded a man Thursday.
The review will cover the shooting, the police response, protests, and ICE’s use of a private parking lot as a staging area.
Oscar Belgal, 28, was shot in the neck in Marble Hill; a 5-year-old child in his vehicle was physically unharmed.
ICE officials said agents blocked Belgal’s vehicle and that he refused orders to leave it; Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Belgal was accelerating toward officers.
Mullin said body-camera footage would be released after federal reviews conclude; a judge barred Belgal’s deportation, and he was taken to a federal jail in Brooklyn.
- Who
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the review; the shooting wounded Oscar Belgal.
- What
- The city will investigate the ICE shooting, police response, ensuing protests, and ICE’s use of a private parking lot as a staging area.
- When
- The shooting occurred Thursday; Mamdani announced the investigation on Sunday.
- Where
- The shooting happened in Marble Hill, New York City.
- Why
- Mamdani said the review would examine the incident and what steps the city can take to make New Yorkers safe.
City officials’ concerns
Federal officials’ account
ICE operations and public safety
City officials’ concerns
Mamdani said ICE operations were making the city less safe and urged a halt to enforcement actions. Governor Kathy Hochul also urged a pause and requested body-camera footage.
Federal officials’ account
Federal officials described the incident as a targeted operation. Markwayne Mullin said Belgal was accelerating toward ICE officers.
Events before the shooting
City officials’ concerns
Mamdani said the city’s review would examine the shooting and the full sequence of events, including the police response and protests.
Federal officials’ account
ICE official Marcos Charles said agents blocked Belgal’s vehicle and that he refused orders to get out.
- Person shot
- Oscar Belgal, 28, a Dominican man
- Injury
- Shot in the neck; Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at least seven rounds were fired.
- Child in vehicle
- A 5-year-old child was physically unharmed.
- Investigation scope
- The shooting, police response, ensuing protests, and ICE’s use of a privately owned parking lot as a staging area
- Body-camera footage
- Markwayne Mullin said it would be released after reviews by the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations conclude.
- Court action
- A federal judge barred Belgal’s deportation on Friday.
- Detention
- Belgal was taken Friday afternoon to the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal jail in Brooklyn.