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ICE agent's shooting of man in front of child sparks New York protests
October 9, 2026 at 04:00 PM · Updated 7d ago
7 reports · 2 in Arabic, 5 in English · over 9 hours
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot a 28-year-old man in the Bronx as his five-year-old sat in the back seat, igniting demonstrations and demands from New York leaders.
- An ICE officer fired multiple shots, striking the Dominican Republic citizen in the neck in Marble Hill as his five-year-old sat in the back seat.
- About 300 protesters clashed with police near Allen Hospital, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani said ICE removed the wounded man from the hospital.
- Mamdani said negotiations with President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin over the man's release failed, demanding ICE halt enforcement in New York.
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others called for abolishing ICE, while Governor Kathy Hochul demanded an independent investigation and release of body-camera footage.
- The Department of Homeland Security defended the shooting, saying officers believed they were in danger and that Belgal had accelerated toward them during an arrest tied to a prior border-officer shooting.
- New York Police Department released body-camera footage on Friday showing officers arriving to assist the wounded man.
- Witnesses in Marble Hill said the agents were not wearing uniforms or visible badges.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said federal officers were unaware a child was in the vehicle.
- The negotiation was a two-hour phone call between President Trump and Mayor Mamdani that ended without an agreement on Belgal's release.







