{
  "id": 13466435,
  "title": "US immigration officials defend ICE agents who shot man in same car as child",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/us-immigration-officials-defend-ice-agents-who-shot-man-in-same-car",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T16:48:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/us-immigration-officials-defend-ice-agents-who-shot-man-in-same-car-as-child/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US immigration officials have defended officers who shot and wounded a man named Oscar Belgal in his car in New York on Thursday, as his five-year-old son sat in the back seat. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief Markwayne Mullin stated that officers opened fire while attempting to arrest Belgal, who had a criminal history. However, the DHS argued that it was Belgal who put his child in danger by not complying with their orders. Belgal is currently being held in a detention facility, and his attorneys appeared at a hearing for him on Friday. Belgal's attorney, Harold Solis, informed the judge that his client still had a bullet in his body and had been taken to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after being discharged from the hospital. Another lawyer, Paige Austin, said Belgal had only been able to make a brief phone call prior to the hearing. The incident occurred in the residential neighborhood of Marble Hill, where ICE officers tried to stop Belgal in his car, but he resisted and sped towards other officers. The number of officers who fired their weapons is under investigation. Belgal was struck by a bullet or fragment in the neck, and the child was unharmed. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the incident \"unconscionable and incredibly serious,\" noting that ICE agents surrounded Belgal's car without revealing their identities through construction vests and masks. Video footage, while unverified, appears to support Mamdani's claims. The New York Police Department (NYPD) released body-worn camera footage showing its officers arriving at the scene, attempting to help Belgal, and transporting him to the hospital. Mamdani had spoken to US President Donald Trump and DHS chief Mullin for two hours but failed to negotiate Belgal's release. DHS has alleged that Belgal was associated with the Trinitarios, a transnational criminal group, and may have knowledge of a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer's shooting. New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch mentioned that there was still an ongoing case against Belgal for a 2025 criminal sale of a controlled substance. DHS believes Belgal either had indirect or direct knowledge of the CBP officer's shooting, which led to his targeting. New York officials, including Governor Kathy Hochul, have criticized the incident, demanding quick answers from federal officials about what occurred.",
  "summary": "US immigration officials have defended officers who shot and wounded a man in his car in New York on Thursday while his five-year-old son was in the back seat.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}