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ICE agent shoots man in Bronx car
BBC News··3d ago
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a man in a Bronx car on Thursday as his five-year-old son sat in the back seat. Homeland Security said the officer fired while trying to arrest Oscar Belgal, 28. Belgal was alive at a hospital, officials said. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said multiple rounds were fired into the car.
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What It Means For You
- Governor Kathy Hochul said she asked President Donald Trump to release body camera footage.
- Mamdani said he would ask Trump to end ICE enforcement actions in the city.
- Protesters gathered at the scene on Thursday evening, the BBC reported.
What's Happening
- DHS called Belgal a criminal illegal alien and said he is from the Dominican Republic.
- DHS cited a prior grand larceny conviction and other prior arrests.
- Trump had not commented publicly on the shooting when the BBC filed.
What Officials Said Afterward
- New York bars local police from assisting federal immigration enforcement.
- DHS said Belgal was arrested in December 2023 and released a few days later.
- The BBC noted other high-profile ICE shootings this year, including Renee Good in Minneapolis in January.
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