October 9, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode

[news jingle] In the day's other headlines, an investigation is underway after an ICE agent shot a man in New York City on Thursday.

Federal authorities say 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, who is illegally in the US, attempted to ram officers with his vehicle when they tried to detain him.

ICE agents then fired at his car, where a young child was in the backseat.

William Brangham has this report.

Body cam footage released today shows New York City police arriving at the scene of the ICE shooting, finding plainclothes ICE officers, one seemingly dressed as a construction worker carrying a long gun.

I rushed the bus multiple times.

Another tending to Oscar Belgal, the man they'd shot in the neck minutes before.

In the background, the car Belgal was driving with his five-year-old son.

The boy was unharmed and is now with family members.

It was really quick.

It was boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.

Let me say this plainly-

New York's Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, called the shooting an outrage

... tonight, a five-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

sitesThat night, protesters gathered at the site.

Whose streets? Our streets.

Whose streets? Our streets.

The growing crowd clashed with police.

[shouting]

Federal authorities say ICE agents were attempting to arrest Balgol when he tried to flee, and agents shot at least seven rounds at his car, believing their lives were in danger.

They said agents were unaware a child was in the backseat.

Mr. Balgol was struck by one of the bullets or fragments superficially in the neck.

He stopped his vehicle.

We arrested him, rendered first aid-

[news jingle] In the day's other headlines, an investigation is underway after an ICE agent shot a man in New York City on Thursday.

Federal authorities say 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, who is illegally in the US, attempted to ram officers with his vehicle when they tried to detain him.

ICE agents then fired at his car, where a young child was in the backseat.

William Brangham has this report.

Body cam footage released today shows New York City police arriving at the scene of the ICE shooting, finding plainclothes ICE officers, one seemingly dressed as a construction worker carrying a long gun.

I rushed the bus multiple times.

Another tending to Oscar Belgal, the man they'd shot in the neck minutes before.

In the background, the car Belgal was driving with his five-year-old son.

The boy was unharmed and is now with family members.

It was really quick.

It was boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.

Let me say this plainly-

New York's Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, called the shooting an outrage

... tonight, a five-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

sitesThat night, protesters gathered at the site.

Whose streets? Our streets.

Whose streets? Our streets.

The growing crowd clashed with police.

[shouting]

Federal authorities say ICE agents were attempting to arrest Balgol when he tried to flee, and agents shot at least seven rounds at his car, believing their lives were in danger.

They said agents were unaware a child was in the backseat.

Mr. Balgol was struck by one of the bullets or fragments superficially in the neck.

He stopped his vehicle.

We arrested him, rendered first aid-