The Legal Aid Society says the Marble Hill shooting raises "grave concerns about the reckless endangerment of children and families"
The Legal Aid SocietyNonprofit legal services organization that says the man is its client, in a news release on its website
The Legal Aid Society, which calls the man its client, said his five-year-old child was in the vehicle when ICE fired on it, which it said raises grave concerns about the reckless endangerment of children and families. It called for a full and transparent investigation, accountability for those responsible and an end to enforcement tactics that put New Yorkers at risk, and it urged the district attorney to pursue accountability.
“Mr. Belgal's five-year-old child was in the vehicle when ICE fired on it, raising grave concerns about the reckless endangerment of children and families during immigration enforcement operations. ... We call for a full and transparent investigation into the shooting of Mr. Belgal, accountability for those responsible, and an end to federal immigration enforcement tactics that put the safety and well-being of New Yorkers at risk.”
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Where this statement fits
Was ICE justified in shooting a man in a car in Marble Hill?
On October 8, 2026, an ICE officer shot a man in a car near Marble Hill Avenue and West 225th Street in Marble Hill, a neighborhood the NYPD placed in the Bronx and ABC News and The Intercept placed in upper Manhattan. DHS said ICE officers were conducting a targeted operation in the Bronx to arrest a man from the Dominican Republic with a prior grand larceny conviction and multiple prior arrests, and that an officer discharged his weapon during the incident. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said early reports indicated agents surrounded the man and his 5-year-old child in the car before firing multiple rounds. The NYPD said it was not involved and that the man was conscious at a hospital. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch later said evidence at the scene indicates at least one ICE agent discharged seven rounds, striking the driver in the neck. At a press conference on October 9, ICE's Marcos Charles said the man accelerated into two ICE vehicles and toward other officers, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the agents feared for their lives. A federal judge later barred ICE from removing the man from the country or moving him outside New York and New Jersey while his habeas corpus petition proceeds.
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The Legal Aid Society's October 9, 2026 news release on the Marble Hill shooting, which calls the man shot its client.
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Courthouse News Service report of October 9, 2026 on the man's habeas corpus petition, the federal court order and ICE's account of where he is held.
Before the quotation
The statement came the day after the shooting. Earlier on October 9, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and ICE's Marcos Charles defended the officers' actions at a press conference.
After the quotation
Courthouse News reported that a federal judge barred ICE from removing the man from the country or moving him outside New York or New Jersey while his habeas corpus petition proceeds, and that his lawyers said they could not locate him.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
The reference point is whether the ICE officer was justified in shooting the man in the car. The Legal Aid Society says the child was in the vehicle when ICE fired on it, which it says raises grave concerns about "the reckless endangerment of children and families", and it demands accountability for those responsible, so we labeled it Condemned. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional, because it also asks for an investigation; it states its conclusion about the officers' conduct now, so it loses.
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Read the full caseDHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says agents "identified ourselves and gave lawful orders" and that ICE will not pause enforcement
“We identified ourselves and gave lawful orders as we approached the vehicle. There was no question who was approaching the vehicle. ... When you flee, especially for a criminal like him, he knows that officers aren't going to give up on him ... We're not putting a pause on enforcement ... In fact, I'm not sorry. Our job is to enforce the nation's laws and go after the worst of the worst, and our men and women do a dang good job at it every single day, and we will not stop doing our job.”Read statement
ICE official Marcos Charles says the driver "weaponized his vehicle" before officers fired
“He then 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 in general public were in danger, used their training and fired weapons.”Read statement
Darializa Avila Chevalier says agents in a targeted arrest "would have known" the man was a father
“If this was a targeted arrest, then they would have known who they were arresting ... They would have known that he was a father; they would have known where he was going and who might be with him. They would have known that, at the time he was driving there, it would be a very public space. It would have been a time of people passing by who are coming from home and school. It just shows that these people are not only cruel, they're also idiots. They're idiots who do not care what the impact is on our community.”Read statement
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