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ICE Defends Bronx Shooting as New York Officials Demand Answers
An ICE officer shot a man named Oscar Belgal in the Bronx during an attempt to arrest him.
A five-year-old child was in the car, but officials said the child was not physically hurt.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said early reports suggested officers surrounded the car before firing.
Federal officials gave a different account, saying Belgal drove toward officers and hit two ICE vehicles.
They said the officer fired because officers believed they were in danger.
Belgal was treated at a hospital and was later held outside New York state.
Mamdani asked for ICE operations in the city to stop, while federal officials defended the operation and criticized the city’s sanctuary policies.
Officials said the incident was under investigation, and body-camera footage had not yet been released.
An ICE officer shot and wounded Oscar Belgal, 28, during an arrest operation around 4 p.m. Thursday in Marble Hill, the Bronx.
A five-year-old child was in Belgal’s car; officials said the child was physically unharmed and was later located with a family member.
Federal officials said Belgal accelerated toward officers and struck two ICE vehicles; Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s early account said agents surrounded the car before firing.
Body-camera footage was not initially public; Markwayne Mullin said it would eventually be released, while officials said the incident remained under investigation.
Mamdani called for ICE operations to end in New York City, while Governor Kathy Hochul sought a transparent account and federal officials criticized sanctuary policies.
- Who
- Oscar Belgal was shot by an ICE officer; a five-year-old child was in his car.
- What
- An ICE arrest operation ended in a shooting, and accounts of the events before the shooting differ.
- Where
- Marble Hill, in the Bronx borough of New York City.
- When
- Around 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 8; federal officials defended the shooting on Friday, October 9.
- Why
- ICE said it was conducting an operation to arrest Belgal. Federal officials said he drove toward officers and struck ICE vehicles; the full circumstances remained under investigation.
Local criticism and calls for accountability
Federal officials’ defense of the operation
What happened before the shooting
Local criticism and calls for accountability
Mamdani said early reports indicated agents surrounded Belgal and the child in the car before firing multiple rounds; local officials and advocates called for an investigation and footage.
Federal officials’ defense of the operation
ICE officials said Belgal refused to exit, accelerated toward officers, and struck two ICE vehicles; they said the officer fired because officers believed they and others were in danger.
ICE enforcement in New York
Local criticism and calls for accountability
Mamdani called for ICE operations to end in New York City, and protesters demanded that agents leave the city.
Federal officials’ defense of the operation
Federal officials defended the operation and argued that sanctuary policies and limits on local cooperation make arrests more unpredictable and dangerous.
Evidence and accountability
Local criticism and calls for accountability
Hochul and advocates sought a transparent account, an investigation, and release of body-camera footage.
Federal officials’ defense of the operation
Federal officials said the incident remained under investigation; Mullin said body-camera footage would eventually be released.
Key facts
- Location
- Marble Hill, Bronx, New York City
- Time
- Around 4 p.m. on October 8
- Man shot
- Oscar Belgal, 28, from the Dominican Republic, according to officials
- Child
- A five-year-old was in the car; officials said the child was physically unharmed and was located with a family member
- Federal account
- ICE officials said Belgal accelerated toward officers and struck two ICE vehicles; they said the officer fired because officers believed they were in danger
- Local response
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani demanded an end to ICE operations in the city; Governor Kathy Hochul called for a full and transparent account
- Investigation and footage
- Federal authorities said the incident remained under investigation; body-camera footage had not been made public, and Markwayne Mullin said it would eventually be released
- Public response
- Protests against ICE followed the shooting, including gatherings outside the hospital and demonstrations in Manhattan
Quotes
New York Police Department
New York City police department that confirmed the shooting.
“This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the president; when we speak, I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities. Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.”
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republicworld.com
NDTV
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“I have been on the phone with President Trump and (Homeland Security) Secretary Mullin, negotiating the release of the man ICE agents shot. Those negotiations were unsuccessful.”
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Markwayne Mullin
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary
“Sanctuary politicians, they create an environment for criminal activity to thrive, not for the American citizens to be safe.”
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“He came to this country legally a few years ago, and ever since he's come in, he's committed crime and crime after crime.”
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Marcos Charles
Senior ICE official
“When dangerous illegal aliens are released back onto the streets by radical sanctuary politicians, our officers are forced to make arrests at large in the community in unpredictable and dangerous environments.”
republicworld.com
“Our officers, using their training, and believing that their life and the lives of their partners and general public were in danger, used their training and fired weapons.”
wionews.com
Pedro Almarez
Owner of a nearby eatery who witnessed the scene
“There were a lot of ICE officers, three or four cars.”
NDTV
theprint.in
Sources
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ICE agents shoot New York City man in car with 5-year-old child present, says mayor Zohran Mamdani - Telegraph India
New York protests erupt as Trump administration defends ICE shooting
ICE agents shoot man in New York: What we know and don’t know
Zohran Mamdani Calls Trump, Says ICE Agents Shot Man In Car With Child
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New York City man shot in car with child present by ICE agents, mayor says
ICE officials defend shooting of New York man, attack ‘sanctuary’ policies
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