# DHS defends ICE shooting in NYC, saying officers believed they were in danger

https://mins.news/en/item/93553

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-09 16:36 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/9/dhs-defends-ice-shooting-in-nyc-says-officers-believed-they-were-in-danger?traffic_source=rss

> The Department of Homeland Security said ICE officers fired at Oscar Belgal after he accelerated his car into two ICE vehicles, and that they did not know his five-year-old child was inside. The shooting sparked protests in the Bronx. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned it and called for ICE to end its city operations.

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