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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Account by Oscar Belgal differs sharply from that of DHS agents, who fired into vehicle with young boy in back seat</p><p>Lawyers for a man wounded by an immigration officer while driving with his young son in New York City said in a court filing Wednesday that the agent who shot him never identified himself before he ran up to the car, smashed one of its windows, then fired several shots into the vehicle.</p><p>The account by lawyers for Oscar Belgal contrasted sharply with the version of events outlined by Department of Homeland Security officials. They have said officers opened fire only after Belgal smashed his car into two government vehicles and “accelerated toward other officers”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/14/ice-shooting-new-york-city-oscar-belgal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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