Dominican father shot in neck by ICE agent as young child watched, deportation blocked
Oct 9, 2026·Location: Bronx, NY
Country of origin: Dominican Republic
Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old Dominican national and father, was shot in the neck by a plainclothes ICE agent during an enforcement operation in the Marble Hill section of the Bronx/Upper Manhattan while his 5-year-old child sat in the car with him. Officials said agents approached with guns drawn, and at least one agent fired seven rounds after the vehicle moved; he was found handcuffed and bleeding on the ground. His child was unharmed, described as in shock, and was later placed with family members. DHS cited a prior grand larceny conviction, a pending drug-sale charge, and alleged gang 'associations' without providing evidence, while attorneys with Make the Road New York said Belgal remains in pain with a bullet still in his body. He was treated at New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital in stable condition before being taken by ICE to New Jersey and then transferred to a Brooklyn detention facility, despite efforts by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul to secure his release. A federal judge has since barred the government from deporting him, and the shooting prompted protests outside the hospital and calls for body camera footage and an independent investigation.
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