Overview
- An ICE officer fired and struck 28‑year‑old Oscar Belgal in the neck during an immigration operation in Marble Hill, with Belgal treated at NewYork‑Presbyterian Allen Hospital and then taken into federal custody.
- NYPD body camera and surveillance video released by the city show a plainclothes ICE agent wearing a construction vest and holding a long gun, and the footage does not clearly show whether the agent identified himself as a federal officer.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani, citing the released video, compared the agent to a mass shooter, said he pressed President Donald Trump and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin about the case, and announced a city investigation that will review the shooting, NYPD actions, and use of a Target parking lot as a reported ICE staging area.
- Federal authorities including the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations are leading a criminal probe while DHS officials have defended the operation by pointing to Belgal’s criminal history and alleged gang ties.
- The shooting, which occurred on Oct. 8, has fueled sustained protests, calls for accountability for ICE and NYPD conduct, and renewed debate over federal immigration enforcement in New York City.