NY man shot by immigration officers during traffic stop

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 23:32 · Archive

A 28-year-old Dominican man was shot and wounded by federal immigration officers while driving with his five-year-old son in New York.

Oscar Belgal, 28, a Dominican man, was shot and wounded by federal immigration officers in New York on 8 October whilst driving with his five-year-old son in the back seat. He had picked up his son from school and was stopped in front of a fire hydrant, looking for a parking spot, when officers arrived.

Belgal's lawyers, filing a petition in Brooklyn federal court, say an unidentified masked man stormed up to the vehicle with his gun drawn, followed by other masked men. They did not identify themselves, show any documents or communicate with Belgal in any meaningful way, according to the filing by the Legal Aid Society. The officer then struck and shattered the car window and began firing a pistol into the vehicle as Belgal's son cowered in the back seat.

The Department of Homeland Security has given a different account, stating that officers opened fire only after Belgal smashed his car into two government vehicles and accelerated toward other officers. Belgal's lawyers are seeking his release from custody.

How it is being reported

• Lawyers for NY man shot by ICE say officer fired into car without warningLawyers for a New York man shot and wounded by federal immigration officers while in a car with his young son say the officers never identified themselves or showed a warrant.Clickorlando · 14 Oct, 22:59
• Lawyers for NY man shot by ICE say officer fired into car without warningLawyers for a New York man shot and wounded by federal immigration officers while in a car with his young son say the officers never identified themselves or showed a warrant.News4Jax · 14 Oct, 22:59

In this story: Oscar Belgal · Department of Homeland Security · Legal Aid Society · New York · Brooklyn

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