Oscar Belgal had just picked up his son from school then taken him to McDonald’s when plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents rushed his car and fired at least seven shots, striking him in the neck.
Belgal identified an “anonymous, masked man,” who first approached his drivers-side window with a gun drawn, The Legal Aid Society wrote in court papers.The agent then “struck and shattered Oscar’s window and began firing a pistol into Oscar’s car while his son cowered in the back seat.” Video of the incident released by the New York Police Department, shows a man in a grey sweatshirt and a red hat as the first to approach Belgal’s SUV and bang on the window.
The identity of the shooter has still not been confirmed by federal authorities. “After ICE shot him, Oscar exited his vehicle and pleaded for medical assistance, fearing that he was dying.
And believing the same, his son began yelling that the masked individuals had killed his dad,” the petition reads. Sign up for free morning headlines in your inbox.
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