New York mayor demands answers after ICE shooting of man in car with child
A man was shot in the neck by an ICE agent in the Bronx while in his car with a five-year-old child, prompting protests and condemnation from New York's mayor.
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New York officials are demanding answers after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot a man in his car in the Bronx. The man, reported to be 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, was hit in the neck below his left ear. New York police said at least one ICE agent fired seven rounds. The man was conscious and receiving medical treatment, and later reports said he was in a stable condition. He was taken from hospital by ICE authorities and moved to another location.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said a five-year-old child was in the vehicle when agents surrounded it and opened fire. The child, believed to be the man's son, was physically unharmed, but the mayor said the child was traumatised and terrified. Mamdani called the incident an outrage and unconscionable, said ICE was not welcome in the city, and called for an end to all ICE enforcement in New York. He said he had complained directly to President Donald Trump by phone. In remarks to reporters, he said ICE was rotten to its core and that the raid left the city's three million immigrants asking whether they are safe or belong.
The Department of Homeland Security, ICE's parent agency, said officers were conducting a targeted operation to arrest a man with a prior criminal conviction. Officials described the man as being in the country illegally from the Dominican Republic, with multiple previous arrests or accusations and at least one conviction for grand larceny in 2023. They said he might have some gang affiliation. But questions remain about whether the man who was shot was the actual target of the operation, and what led agents to the vehicle.
New York police said their officers were not working with ICE at the time. They were patrolling nearby and responded after hearing gunshots or a radio call. The police commissioner stressed that city officers do not assist ICE enforcement. State police also do not work with the federal agents on these operations.
Protests followed the shooting. People took to the streets with signs criticising ICE and calling for accountability. In the Bronx, protesters clashed with police. Community leaders spoke out, saying ICE did not belong in the Bronx and calling agents monsters. Federal officials defended the operation as the arrest of a criminal illegal alien. The child was physically unhurt, but the mayor said the episode had left a five-year-old traumatised and the city's immigrant communities fearful.
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Key Claims
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| Reported by all 3 channels | |||
| Mayor Zohran Mamdani said a five-year-old child was in the vehicle and that agents surrounded it and fired multiple rounds. | |||
| Reported by a few · 2 channels | |||
| ICE agents shot a man inside a car in New York. | Not reported by Sky News | ||
| The Department of Homeland Security said officers were conducting a targeted operation to arrest a man with a prior criminal conviction. | Not reported by Sky News | ||
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| Federal officials said the man had multiple prior arrests and was Dominican. | Not reported by BBC News | Not reported by Channel 4 | |
| Protesters clashed with police in New York after ICE agents shot and wounded a man in the Bronx. | Not reported by BBC News | Not reported by Channel 4 | |
Channel Perspectives
What each channel focused on, with key quotes.
BBC gave the shooting significant airtime, leading with the mayor's condemnation and a long clip of his remarks. Its later bulletin added police detail, including seven rounds fired and a neck wound, and examined whether the wounded man was the intended target. The coverage was sympathetic to the mayor's position but also included the Department of Homeland Security's account and asked unanswered questions.
- “What happened today was an outrage.”
- “We know that ICE is rotten to its core.”
- “at least one ICE agent had discharged seven rounds, striking the driver in the neck below his left ear.”
Sky treated the shooting as a short top-line news item, highlighting clashes between protesters and police in New York. It gave more space to the federal claim that the man was Dominican with multiple previous arrests, and to community anger, while avoiding police operational detail or the victim's identity.
- “Protesters have clashed with police in New York”
- “Outraged, this is unacceptable, ICE does not belong in the Bronx”
- “They are monsters”
Channel 4 gave a brief, detached summary. It noted that the man's condition was unclear at that point, used the Department of Homeland Security's phrase about a criminal illegal alien, and did not cover protests or later police details. The child was mentioned as thought to be unhurt.
- “In the US a man in the Bronx district of New York has been shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.”
- “The Department of Homeland Security said the incident was the arrest of a criminal illegal alien.”
- “New York's mayor called it unconscionable.”
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