Belgal "accelerated his vehicle, smashing into two of our government ICE vehicles and then weaponized his vehicle and proceeded to accelerate going towards other officers."
Officials said that the suspect, 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, refused to comply with orders and then attempted to ram ICE agents with his vehicle when he was shot and later taken to the hospital, according to Marcos Charles, the head of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division.
Charles said Belgal "accelerated his vehicle, smashing into two of our government ICE vehicles and then weaponized his vehicle and proceeded to accelerate going towards other officers."
"Our officers, using their training, and believing that their life and the life of the partners and general public were in danger, used their training and fired weapons. Mr. Belgal was struck by one of the bullets or fragments superficially in the neck. He stopped his vehicle. We arrested him, rendered first aid, and then took him to the hospital," he added.
Belgal's past charges include robbery, grand larceny, theft, armed with a deadly weapon, conviction, forcible theft, among others. He was previously sentenced to five years of probation in 2025. He is also the subject of an investigation connected to the shooting of a CBP officer in the Big Apple. "The gang that he runs with is known for theft using weapons and mopeds," Charles added.
"We will continue to put him and place him in removal proceedings, and we will continue to try to remove him from this country as quickly as possible, following his charges," officials said.
After the shooting took place on Thursday, socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he was "angry" over the incident and suggested that the law enforcement officers are a danger to the community.
Following the reports of the shooting, there were anti-ICE agitators who took to the streets to block federal vehicles on Thursday evening.
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