ICE officer shoots man in the neck during Marble Hill arrest
An ICE officer fired seven rounds during an arrest attempt in New York City's Marble Hill neighborhood on Thursday, hitting a 28-year-old man in the neck, police said. A 5-year-old boy believed to be his son was in the car and was not hurt. Hundreds of protesters filled nearby streets, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani demanded an end to ICE operations in the city.
A federal immigration officer shot a man in the neck during an arrest attempt in Marble Hill on Thursday afternoon.
At least one Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fired seven rounds near Marble Hill Avenue and West 225th Street, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. The bullet struck 28-year-old Oscar Belgal below his left ear. He reached the hospital in stable condition, Gothamist reported.
A 5-year-old boy believed to be his son was in the car. Police later found the child safe with a relative.
Tisch said surveillance video showed a plainclothes federal officer walking up to the driver's window of Belgal's SUV with his gun drawn. The SUV then moved forward, out of view. The video did not capture the shooting. The NYPD had no role in the operation, she said, and federal agents have taken over the case.
The Department of Homeland Security said Belgal is from the Dominican Republic and was the target of an immigration arrest. DHS did not say what led the officer to fire. It said officers gave him first aid and that the FBI was at the scene. DHS also alleged he has ties to the Trinitarios gang, Fox News reported.
A neighbor, Orlando Perez, said he dropped to the floor. "It was in my direction that they were shooting," he told Gothamist.
Mamdani said he spent about two hours on the phone with President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin trying to win Belgal's release. "Those negotiations were unsuccessful," he said. ICE later took Belgal from the hospital. Gov. Kathy Hochul asked federal officials to release any body camera footage.
By 9 p.m., hundreds of protesters had gathered near West 220th Street and Broadway. Some clashed with police and threw water bottles, and police made arrests, Gothamist and Fox News reported.
How this fits: Three days earlier, eight local officials asked the operators of a nearby Target parking lot to stop letting ICE agents stage there, Gothamist reported. Target said the shooting was not on its property.
What we know: An ICE officer shot Belgal during an arrest attempt, and he is now in federal custody.
What we don't: Why the officer fired, and whether any video of the shooting will be released.
Where outlets agree Gothamist and Fox News both report that at least one ICE officer fired seven rounds and hit the man in the neck, and that a 5-year-old boy in the car was not hurt.
Where they differ Gothamist reports NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch cited two prior city arrests, one ending in a grand larceny plea, while Fox News reports DHS said he had arrests involving assault, robbery, drugs and weapons.