{"id":369004,"date":"2026-10-09T15:58:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/369004\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:58:48","slug":"ice-agents-involved-in-bronx-shooting-of-oscar-belgal-not-aware-five-year-old-child-was-in-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/369004\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE agents involved in Bronx shooting of Oscar Belgal ‘not aware’ five-year-old child was in car"},"content":{"rendered":"

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were \u201cnot aware\u201d there was a five-year-old child in the backseat of an SUV when they opened fire<\/a> at the vehicle, striking the child\u2019s father in the neck during an enforcement operation in the Marble Hill section of the Bronx and sparking outrage across the city, Homeland Security Secretary MarkWayne Mullin revealed at a press conference about the incident on Friday.<\/p>\n

The boy\u2019s father, the target of the operation, Oscar Belgal, \u201cweaponized his vehicle\u201d and accelerated at ICE officers who tried to take him into custody, according to DHS officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of this escalation, we had to use force,\u201d Mullin said.<\/p>\n

\"U.S.U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin speaks during a press conference at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters on Oct. 9, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Belgal, an undocumented immigrant from the Dominican Republic, had been the subject of an ongoing investigation due to his association with the Trinitarios street gang and potential involvement in the shooting of a Customs and Border Protection agent in 2024, according to DHS Associate Director Marcos Charles, who also spoke at the press conference.<\/p>\n

During the enforcement operation, ICE officers attempted to block in Belgal, who was driving a silver Honda Accord, with their vehicles, but instead of surrendering, Belgal accelerated towards the officers, ramming two of the vehicles, officials said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBelieving that their life and the lives of their partners were in danger, they used their training and fired weapons,\u201d Charles said.<\/p>\n

\"FederalFederal agents take a man into custody after shooting and wounding him on Marble Hill Ave. near W. 225th St. in the Bronx on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Photo by Stephanie Ferrer)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe weren\u2019t aware the child was in the car,\u201d Mullins added. \u201cBut do you know who was aware? Oscar. Oscar knew he had a child in his car.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe public outcry should be towards this criminal, this thug, this gangbanger, this possible murderer,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\"Protestors<\/p>\n

Barry Williams \/ New York Daily News<\/p>\n

Protestors gather after ICE agents shot and wounded a man on Marble Hill Ave. near W. 225th St. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026 in the Bronx. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

DHS said Belgal had been arrested twice in New York for robbery and drug sales. He was ultimately convicted of grand larceny on the robbery charge and the drug sales charges were still pending in court.<\/p>\n

ICE said they had tried to apprehend Belgal last year, but he ran away from them. ICE filed a detainer order on him after his conviction.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a detainer on him, and he was on probation,\u201d Mullin said. \u201c(City officials) knew he was illegal and he was put back on the streets and into the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSanctuary politicians create an environment for criminal activity to thrive, not to make the American citizens safe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"Protestors<\/p>\n

Barry Williams \/ New York Daily News<\/p>\n

Protestors struggle for control of barricades with NYPD officers outside New York- Presbyterian Allen Hospital after ICE agents shot and wounded a man on Marble Hill Ave. near W. 225th St. on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026 in the Bronx. (Barry Williams\/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

Belgal was shot in the neck and treated at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Allen before being taken to a \u201cdetention facility outside of New York State,\u201d Mullins said.<\/p>\n

The five-year-old boy was given to an aunt who lived on the block. He was not harmed, but his mother took him to a hospital for evaluation, his aunt said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were \u201cnot aware\u201d there was a five-year-old child in the backseat of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":369005,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,262,263,266,85,267,9,24,264,12,63,261,265,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-369004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-city","tag-county","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-county","tag-news","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-crime","tag-sub-county-region","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/369005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}