Saturday, October 10, 2026 -A federal immigration agent shot a 28-year-old man in the neck in New York City on Thursday evening while a five-year-old boy believed to be his son was in the car, according to city officials. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the agent fired seven rounds into Oscar Belgal’s vehicle during the incident in Marble Hill, northern Manhattan. The child was not injured.
Belgal was taken to a local hospital. Tisch said nearby NYPD
officers became involved after hearing gunfire. The Department of Homeland
Security said officers were carrying out a targeted operation to arrest an
undocumented immigrant with a criminal record. It also alleged that the
intended target had ties to the Trinitarios gang
Tisch said Belgal had previously been arrested in connection
with a 2023 robbery case and a 2025 charge involving the criminal sale of a
controlled substance. He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of fourth-degree
larceny in the 2023 case, while the 2025 case remains pending.
DHS confirmed that an ICE officer shot a man during the
attempted arrest and said agents “immediately rendered aid.” Mayor Zohran
Mamdani condemned the shooting as an “outrage” and accused the Trump
administration of “terrorizing our city.”
Mamdani said he contacted President Donald Trump and
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in an unsuccessful effort to
negotiate Belgal’s release. Protests followed the shooting, with CBS News
reporting that five people were arrested.
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