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The outrage after ICE agents shot a Bronx man continues. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security is pointing to that man's criminal record to defend the actions of their agents. News Twelve's Morgan Scott is taking us through what we know so far. Morgan, you've been speaking with people in the community. How are they reacting? Yeah Julia, people in this community and even outside of the Bronx are still shaken and angry over what happened to 28 year old Oscar Bell Gal and what could have happened to his five-year-old. Now we know Bell Gal is currently in a detention center outside of New York after he was taken. From the hospital overnight and officially placed in ICE custody. Now DHS officials also say that they believe that he is also knowledgeable of some 2025 shooting involving a customs and Border Patrol officer, and that is why he was a target. Newly released body cam footage from NYPD shows the moments officers arrived on the scene and almost immediately placed the 28-year-old in the back of the police car to transport him to the hospital. About 4 o'clock I heard 6 shots. First I heard bang bang bang, then I heard bang bang bang. What kind of ethics do they have? And in this video you see a 5-year-old boy. Believed to be the son of Bell Gel, who was in the back of that vehicle when one ICE agent fired off 7 shots, striking the man in his neck. There's no reason for a 5-year-old to have to see that type of violence at such a young age and like see his father in handcuffs after he got shot. We're also learning more about Bell Gel. We're told he has. Prior arrest in the city related to a 2023 robbery and criminal sale of a controlled substance. DHS says he's also tied to the Trinitarios gang. I mean, two things can be true at the same time, but there's always different ways to go about it. It is shameful that we're giving this particular case so much attention when this was a thug. absolute worst of the worst. If sanctuary politicians refuse to take care of their own streets, President Trump has made it very clear we will. Now the head of DHS also says that those ICE officers were wearing body cameras at the time of the shooting, but they did not say if that footage would be released. It's important to remember that under the agency's policies, DHS has the power to release that footage if they feel it is in their best interest. In Marble Hill, Morgan Scott, News 12.

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Protests against ICE continue days after a man was shot by federal agents in his car in front of his five year old son. 28 year old Oscar Bell Gal was shot in the neck by an ICE agent Thursday while sitting in his car with his five-year-old son in the back seat. The Department of Homeland Security says agents were trying to arrest Balgal in Marble Hill when he attempted to flee. The agency says Balgal is a Dominican national with a criminal history. Protests have broken out across New York City as demonstrators call for ICE to leave. They need to get out of here them opening fire and shooting at people's cars and stuff with babies in there. Sources say Bell Gal is now being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after a judge temporarily blocked his deportation. We have reached out to the attorneys representing Bell Gal. We have not heard back.

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There are new details tonight in the aftermath of an ICE shooting in New York City. The legal counsel representing the man who was shot in the neck by ICE says he still has not had surgery three days later. As we have reported, 28 year old Oscar Balgao was shot in the neck by an ICE agent Thursday while sitting in his car with his five-year-old son in the back seat. The Department of Homeland Security says agents were trying to arrest Balal in Marble Hill when he tried to get away. The agency says Balal is a Dominican national with a criminal history. The shooting has led to protests and calls for ICE to leave the city. They need to get out of here them opening fire and shooting at people's cars and stuff with babies in there. Belle Gyle's attorney says he is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn in solitary confinement. They say he is still awaiting surgery, but we're told it would happen this week. The Metropolitan Detention Center has made headlines for years based on reports of violence, contraband, and poor conditions. We have reached out to the jail for comment. We are waiting to hear back.

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Just two days after Oscar Bellao was shot by an ICE officer in New York City, the outrage has not let up. But with that anger also comes fear from some people. Newswell's Morgan Scott brings us the latest. Sources tell us Oscar Bagal is currently being held here at the Metropolitan Detention Center after a judge issued an order temporarily barring his deportation. And while his status remains in limbo, people all over New York City are sounding the alarm and demanding that ICE leaves. From the night of the shooting until now, protesters have taken to the streets to defend their fellow immigrant neighbors who continue to live in fear that what happened to 28-year-old Oscar Bell Gal could happen again, and not just in Marble Hill. We are in a situation where We don't realize just how dangerous this is. There's a huge immigrant population in Brooklyn. I mean, come on, you know, New York City was built on immigrants, so it's, it's ridiculous to think that we need to get who's left? I don't know. This has been happening. It is bound to happen. I'm just horrified. They also can't help but think of Miguel's 5-year-old son who was in the back of that vehicle when ICE fired off 7 shots. This is like a litmus test to see what we're willing to put up with. And if they're doing this in front of children, it shows they have no other boundaries. Like that's, that's my fear is like what, what could happen next? I feel like a child could be next. Meanwhile, Governor Hochle took to X to say she has since gotten in touch with the mother of that 5 year old who says her son, normally outgoing and talkative, hasn't been his normal self. We reached out to the attorneys representing Valgal but have not yet heard back. Morgan Scott, News 12.

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Anger in the streets of Manhattan's Foley Square and in the Bronx's Marble Hill, where protesters have a simple message for ICE. Get the f out of New York. New NYPD surveillance video shows the moment federal agents in plain clothing approach a car on 225th Street in the Bronx. Inside, 28-year-old Oscar Bellgal from the Dominican Republic and a 5-year-old boy who authorities believe to be his son. The Department of Homeland Security says ICE agents were conducting a targeted enforcement operation around 4 yesterday afternoon. Their target, Bell Gao, who DHS describes as quote a criminal illegal alien, we wasn't aware the child was in the car. I can tell you that. But do you know who was Oscar Homeland Security Secretary Mark Mullen says Begao tried to flee when ICE approached, and that one agent feeling threatened opened fire, shooting Begao in the neck. NYPD body camera video shows officers arriving at the scene, then quickly placing Bill Gal in the back of a police car to take him to the hospital. By the next day, anger over how that operation unfolded. What's going on in this country? How do we tolerate this? Federal officials meanwhile say they'll continue targeting undocumented immigrants they describe as criminals. DHS says Belgao had previously fled from ICE and had at least 2 prior arrests in the city. The department also points to his alleged ties to the Trinitarios gang, which authorities have linked to the shooting of a Customs and Border Protection officer. Last year, Mullen says in a phone call to Governor Kathy Hochel last night she has agreed going forward to cooperate with ICE should the state receive prior notification about enforcement, though it's unclear if or when that arrangement will take effect. Hochel has made it very clear in the meantime she wants all federal enforcement to stop. We're here in the Marble Hill neighborhood of the Bronx tonight. Mike LaMort, News 12.

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New tonight, Governor Kathy Hochul is asking President Trump to suspend ICE operations in New York. The governor told reporters today that things have gone too far following Thursday's shooting. The governor says New Yorkers have witnessed far too many acts of violence by what she calls a rogue federal agency with untrained agents that act with freedom for punishment from their actions.

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Yeah. Oh And new video into our newsroom of the incident. This is body cam footage from the first NYPD officers who arrived on scene. It was posted by the NYPD on social media. Police say that they responded to a 911 call of a man shot and took him to the hospital to get that medical care. Once again, Bengal survived the shooting and is now in a detention center.

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We have breaking updates right now here on 12. Yeah, New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani holding a news conference after a man was shot by an ICE agent in the Bronx Thursday afternoon. Yeah, let's listen in. The shooting are still unclear. But here's what we know ICE agents surrounded the man's vehicle before opening fire. They wore construction vests and masks that concealed their faces. There was no reasonable way to identify them as ICE agents. School had just gotten out. The street was crowded with families and children. When ICE agents opened fire, a five year old child, a 5 year old child was in the back seat of the car. Thank God that child is physically unharmed. For the past 2 hours I have been on the phone with President Trump and Secretary Mullen. Negotiating the release of the man ICE agents shot. Those negotiations were unsuccessful. Just moments ago, ICE put the man in an unmarked vehicle and whisked him away. Let me say this plainly. What happened today was an outrage. Tonight a 5 year old child sits traumatized and terrified. Tonight millions of our neighbors are wondering whether they will be safe on our streets, in our schools, at their work sites. Tonight New Yorkers across the five boroughs are asking whether their civil liberties will be respected, whether law and order is supposed to look like a man carrying a long gun wearing a mask. We know that ice is rotten to its core. Today's shooting is only further devastating confirmation of what we have long known, which is that ICE operates with impunity, that they sow chaos and terror across our country, that they have killed far more of our neighbors than they could ever have claimed to save. I also want to say something on a personal note. I stand here not just as the mayor of our city, but as someone who is proud to be an immigrant in our city, and I know that these kinds of raids, this kind of terrorizing of this city, leaves the 3 million immigrants of this city asking if they are safe here, if they belong here, if this too can be their home here. We will not normalize ISIS's viciousness. We will not accept its cruelty. We know, and I have said this directly, whether to the president or to the public, ICE undermines public safety. It makes us less safe. New York City will not stand by while ICE agents shoot New Yorkers, and we will not back down from the demand that so many, including myself, have put forward time and again. This is an agency that must be abolished. Thank you. With that, I am now going to turn it over to our police commissioner Jessica Tisch. Thank you, sir. I'm here to brief you on an incident that occurred earlier today involving ICE agents in the Marble Hill right behind me. The information I'm about to provide is preliminary and it is subject to change. At 4:04 p.m. the NYPD received 2 911 calls reporting a person shot and shots fired in the vicinity of 2 Marble Hill Avenue. At the same time, a federal agent called 911 requesting the fire department and then asked for the NYPD. According to our preliminary investigation, federal immigration agents were conducting a targeted enforcement operation in an effort to take an individual into immigration custody. At the time, that individual was inside a gray Honda CRV with a five year old boy whom we believe to be his son. NYPD Argus camera captured the victim backing into a parking spot in front of a fire hydrant right behind me. At that time, one plain clothes federal law enforcement officer approaches the driver's side window with his gun drawn. Another plain clothes officer also approaches the vehicle by the driver's side headlight. The vehicle then starts to move forward. And goes out of camera view. The artist cameras do not capture the discharge based on evidence collected at the scene. We know that at least one ICE agent discharged 7 rounds, striking the driver in the neck below his left ear. Members of the NYPD's 50th precinct conditions team were responding to an unrelated call nearby when they heard the report of the shots fired, and they responded to that scene. When they arrived, they encountered several men in various. Forms of attire including some in construction style vests, face masks, and at least one carrying a long gun. Our officers also encountered the injured individual handcuffed and seated on the ground. Our officers. Immediately placed him into an NYPD vehicle and rendered aid. They transported him to New York Presbyterian Allen Hospital, where he arrived in stable condition. Our officer's actions were captured on body worn camera. I want to be clear, the NYPD had no involvement in the federal operation prior to the shooting, and no members of the NYPD were on scene at the time of the shooting. Additional NYPD officers arrived and secured the scene for the purpose of preserving evidence. At least 7 shell casings were recovered at the scene, along with the victim's vehicle, which had ballistic damage to the front windshield. The back window of the car was also shattered. That vehicle was positioned perpendicular to the road. An ice vehicle, which is a gray four door sedan, had damaged the left front panel and the lower panel fully disconnected with respect to the child who was inside the vehicle, pursuant to a wellness check, the NYPD located the child safe and in the care of a family member. The individual who was shot has been identified as 28 year old Oscar Bell. He has two prior arrests in New York City, one for robbery in 2023, in which he pleaded guilty to fourth-degree grand larceny and received 5 years' probation. And one for criminal sale of a controlled substance in 2025, which is still pending at this time. Federal agents have exercised their authority to take over the investigation. I will now turn it over. Nope. Get started. CNN. There is no explanation for these tactics. There is no explanation for federal officers firing this many rounds into a car that has a 5 year old in the car. There is no explanation. We are standing here so close to the site of where this actually took place and look at how many people live right here. This is a residential neighborhood. We are right here by a subway. And the pretext of ICE is in their words to keep this country safe. How is it keeping anyone safe to have, as you just heard from the police commissioner, individuals wearing construction vests and masks with long guns residents have no idea if these are law enforcement agents. Or if they are simply attacking someone on the street. And when it comes to ICE, it begs the question, what's the difference? There is no explanation for this. Just one more. You know, I made clear to the president, to the secretary, our request that ICE agents leave the scene entirely, as well as the demand that ICE stop its enforcement actions in New York City. These actions are making the city less safe. They are making New Yorkers terrified. You are hearing from New Yorkers right now anguish, pain, anger at the fact that here in this city, the world's city. That immigrants have to wake up every morning and not know if they can live the lives that they should be able to live and help to build this city. I'm proud to stand here alongside our public advocate, our attorney general, assembly members, city council members, state senators, elected officials at all levels united in the belief that there is no justification for what we have seen today, and we know. That what we have seen today is but a microcosm of what ICE does on a daily basis across this country. How can that be how we describe public safety? It can't be, and I've shared that with the president. I've shared that with the secretary. This city wants. ICE out we want ICE out of our city, ICE out of our schools, ICE out of our hospitals, ICE out of our streets, ICE away from our kids we want that because we want to keep the city safe. We do not need them to do so all they do is terrorize the city. That means all the time we have. Thanks everybody. Appreciate it. If you're just joining us, we just listened to Mayor Momdani, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, address the city and really the entire state about what is going on there in the Marble Hill section of the Bronx. What happened today when an ICE agent did fire multiple rounds at a person they were pursuing and that person was sent to the hospital. Wild details tonight, Kevin, and the mayor, you could hear his outrage over this outrage over ICE in the city, saying they are just terrorizing the streets, terrorizing. Immigrants in the city, get out of the schools, get out of the streets. He wants them, he said ICE is rotten to its core. ICE sows chaos and terror in the streets. He tried to get the release of that gentleman who was shot, and President Trump said no. Yes, for sure. He also speaking to the Secretary trying to get that person released, but also asked for ICE to leave the scene entirely, saying it's terrorizing neighborhoods. Stick with us here on News 12. We're going to learn more details in the coming days from the White House all the way from Washington here to New York. We'll be right back.

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As News 12 reported, ICE agents shot Dominican Republic national Oscar Belgal in his neck on Oct. 8.

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