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ICE agent shoots man in car with five-year-old child in New York: Mayor

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Al Jazeera Staff. (2026, October 9). ICE agent shoots man in car with five-year-old child in New York: Mayor. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/9/ice-agent-shoots-man-in-car-with-five-year-old-child-in-new-york-mayor?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-10-09 · by Al Jazeera Staff

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani reported that an ICE agent shot a man in his car along with a five-year-old child present in Marble Hill, New York City. According to early reports, multiple shots were fired after agents surrounded the vehicle. The Department of Homeland Security stated that officers were conducting a targeted enforcement operation and that the incident remains under investigation. Mayor Mamdani expressed strong opposition to ICE actions in the city following this shooting.
Written by AI on 2026-10-09, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 8, 2026, Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old Dominican national with criminal history, was shot by ICE agents in New York City's Marble Hill neighborhood while his five-year-old son was present. The shooting occurred around 4 p.m. when ICE officers approached Belgal’s SUV and drew their weapons; Belgal then attempted to drive away, leading to the confrontation and subsequent shooting. Belgal remains hospitalized with a bullet lodged in his neck and is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His attorneys claim he has been denied necessary medical care, including surgery for the embedded bullet. The incident sparked outrage among New Yorkers and calls from Mayor Zohran Mamdani to reassess ICE's presence in the city.

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Narrative

In January, federal immigration agents shot dead two US citizens in Minneapolis: Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, killed by an ICE agent on January 7, and Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, shot by a US border agent.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09
🔮 An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has shot a man in the Marble Hill neighbourhood of New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said, calling the incident an “unconscionable and incredibly serious situation”.
2026-10-09 · Al Jazeera
ICE agent shoots man in car with five-year-old child in New York: Mayor · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 3 hedged)

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has shot a man in the Marble Hill neighbourhood of New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said, calling the incident an “unconscionable and incredibly serious situation”. asserted
Mamdani → shoot → incident
In a statement he published on X, Mamdani said early reports on Thursday indicated agents surrounded the man and a five-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. asserted
agents → publish → rounds
Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Renee Good’s family sues Trump administration over fatal ICE shooting - list 2 of 3Trump launches midterms campaign blitz amid record low approval ratings - list 3 of 3US suspends Microsoft and Adobe from visa programme amid fraud claims The child was believed to be physically unharmed, he added. uncertain
he → sue → claims
Mamdani said he had called President Donald Trump and would demand that he end all ICE enforcement actions in the city. asserted
he → say → city
“I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities,” he said. asserted
he → stand → communities
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said ICE officers were conducting a “targeted enforcement operation” in the Bronx at about 4pm to arrest a man it described as a Dominican national with a criminal conviction. asserted
it → say → conviction
It said an officer “discharged his weapon” and the man was injured. asserted
man → say → weapon
DHS said the incident remains under investigation. asserted
incident → say → investigation
According to a statement by the New York Police Department, the man remains conscious and is receiving medical treatment at a nearby hospital. ICE under scrutiny The shooting comes after months of mounting criticism of the agency. uncertain
shooting → accord → agency
In January, federal immigration agents shot dead two US citizens in Minneapolis: Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, killed by an ICE agent on January 7, and Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, shot by a US border agent. asserted
agents → shoot → agent
After Good’s killing, Trump officials labelled her a “domestic terrorist” even as video of the shooting cast doubt on claims she had tried to run over an agent. uncertain
she → label → agent
The federal government removed local authorities from the investigation, rejected calls for a civil rights probe, and sent hundreds more agents to Minnesota, bringing the total to 3,000, as protests spread to hundreds of US cities. asserted
protests → remove → cities
Trump blamed the shift in American opinion about the immigration agency on unfair media coverage, urging DHS and ICE to publicise the “violent criminals” they arrest. asserted
they → blame → criminals
ICE has been tasked with a target of one million deportations a year. asserted
ICE → task → deportations
The agency doubled in size to more than 22,000 agents by January and is now the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency, with about $75bn allocated to it over four years under a tax bill Trump signed last year. asserted
Trump → double → bill
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