A federal immigration officer shot a Dominican man in the neck as he drove in a car with a 5-year-old boy Thursday afternoon, officials said.
An irate New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the shooting an outrage, and spent two hours Thursday night pressing U.S. President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to release the wounded man, and urging them to stop immigration enforcement operations in the city.
Federal immigration officers opened fire on the man because he drove his car into officers’ vehicles and they believed their lives were in danger, a senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said Friday.
The 28-year-old man, whom New York City police identified as Oscar Belgal, was shot “superficially” in the neck as ICE officers attempted to arrest him, Marcos Charles said.
Officers used their vehicles to block the man as he attempted to drive away, but he accelerated toward them, Charles said during a news conference with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in Washington. The Department of Homeland Security said the news conference was about the “dangerous consequences of sanctuary city policies.”
“Our officers, using their training and believing that their life and the life of the partners and the general public were in danger, used their training and fired weapons,” Charles said.
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Belgal had a 5-year-old boy in the car with him when the shooting happened, officials said.
Mullin said ICE agents didn’t know the child was in the car, but that Belgal “was aware” and chose to knowingly put the boy at risk by trying to evade officers.
ICE had issued a detainer on Belgal, who runs with a gang known for thefts using weapons and mopeds, Charles said.
Haven’t been to a Global News site for awhile . Happy to see they allow comments but it’s interesting they’ve gotten rid of thumbs up or down and Replies.
There’s a couple on here defending the criminal that I’d like to reply to.
ICE wouldn’t have to be in NYC if Mamdani was doing his job. Sanctuary policies are a direct violation of FEDERAL LAW.
Some critic’s say ICE is lacking in training, and in this case I would agree the officer could use some more range time to increase his accuracy.
I am hereby announcing an Executive order mandating all Federal employees that have a firearm must take a “Firearm’s and Bullet Efficiency” course hosted by Kyle Rittenhouse.
Kyle is a great guy, he has been on my Call of Duty squad for a few years now.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
DJT
Saw the headline, knew there was more to the story…
Mamdani will get his.
The mob is watching.
The guys a scumbag
Criminal record and gang leader
Should of shot him in the head.
Theft with weapons and mopeds is still a Robbery, no matter how hard the left wing media like to down play the story. The accused “Belgal” tried to escape using his five year old as a human shield. Wow. He’s lucky to have gotten off with a minor scratch to his neck. He will get some serious jail time regardless of the wailing from the New York City mayor who yells “Just let him go.”
He’s a communist muslim. They couldn’t have elected a worse person.
Look who wrote this pathetic article, no name of the journalist, just “staff” at ASSociated Press.
Keep in mind the ASSociated Press is as left as it gets, and basically not capable of unbiased presentation of facts.
Serves him right.
Qq
“Federal immigration officers opened fire on the man because he drove his car into officers’ vehicles and they believed their lives were in danger”.
You don’t do that to cops and expect to get away with it. The excuse you have your 5 year old with you in the vehicle should be looked into by CPS as you’re obviously lacking parental skills and common sense.
Mamdani is an idiot. NY is full of illegals and “demanding” ICE stop doing their job is just plain stupid. But what do you expect from a Democrat?
Law enforcement is one thing. Shooting someone who’s only crime is a misdemeanor is insane. A you people on here that think this was ok, you need to check yourselves
Not mentioned.. Illegally here
PREVIOUS CRIMES
ICE needs to take out Mamdani.
Here we do again. Making the bad guy into the good guy and the good guys into the bad guys. Unreal.
Sorry Ben. You can’t convince me that enforcing the law is a bad response to the extremist immigration policies of the previous regime. These are the wages of Biden’s violations.
Mamdami: stop law enforcement! There’s a reason blue cities are decaying into failure
ICE in cunada would probably grab carnhole and send him back to eurotrashville!
If we had ICE in Canada, 30% of our immigrants would be outta here!
Trump gets stuff done unlike our useless facks!Two more years of TRUMP! Thank you
Oh must be true because I’ve said that’s what happened 😂😂😂😂😂😂 because they so truthful 🙄🙄
Why are people mad at this? An illegal criminal with gang affiliations resisted arrest and put him and his child in life threatening danger when chosing drive towards officers…
Like what is the expectation from the liberals here, just blow him a kiss and let him be on his way? Why is there never any accountability on the driver…
Another deranged lib getting themselves shot and blaming everyone else…
Seen this story play out many times already, when will these idiots learn not to mess with federal officers….
Men in masks murdering people in the streets. This is the state of the USA, which is plunging further in world democracy and freedom indices. Yet the right cheers it on, like they do with an upcoming public execution and a recent botched execution. Barbaric!
This radical muslim mayor himself is going to be shot soon.
Alternate headline: ICE defends themselves from violent criminal. Commie mayor upset.
So let me get this straight. ICE tries to detain a man. Instead of stopping he drives at them. Fearing it might be dangerous to their health to get run over, ICE shoot him. Then ICE is to blame for shooting him with a 5 year old in the car.
Did they know a 5 year old was in the car? Does the driver not hold any responsibility?
Pull Trump over & shoot him for wagging his tongue at them!!!