A man shot and wounded by federal immigration officers in the Bronx, New York, appears in immigration court amid competing accounts of what led to the shooting. Multiple outlets report that lawyers for Oscar Belgal say the officer involved approached his vehicle, broke a window, and fired several shots while he and his 5-year-old son were inside.
In court filings referenced by the reporting, Belgal’s legal team says the officer did not identify himself and did not show a warrant before opening fire. Another account attributed to the Department of Homeland Security describes a different sequence, stating that officers fired only after Belgal crashed his car into government vehicles and accelerated toward other officers. The case is now before an immigration judge in Manhattan, while the dispute over the events immediately before the shooting continues.
