ICE officer shoots a man while making an arrest in New York, officials say

A federal immigration officer fired a shot in the neck of a Dominican man while attempting to make an arrest in New York on Thursday afternoon, according to officials. The Department of Homeland Security was seeking to apprehend the 28-year-old man, identified as Oscar Belgal, as part of a targeted enforcement operation. However, the incident has been met with protests and criticism from local officials, who view it as a manifestation of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Belgal, who reportedly had a 5-year-old child in the car, survived the shooting and was taken to a hospital for treatment. DHS did not provide specific details about what prompted the officer to use his weapon, stating only that "during the incident, an ICE officer discharged his weapon" and that "the man was injured."

City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch described the incident, stating that Belgal was pulling into a parking space when a federal officer in plainclothes approached with a drawn weapon, followed by another federal officer who also wasn't in uniform. Belgal began to move his car forward, and then one of the officers discharged seven rounds, striking the man below his left ear, Tisch reported at a news conference near the shooting location late on Thursday.