Orlando Perez, a neighbor who parked on the corner of 225th Street and Marble Hill Avenue and witnessed the arrest on Thursday night, said he thought he was going to get shot. He said he did not see that the agents wore uniforms, identification badges or any gear showing they belonged to ICE.
Footage of the aftermath shows a man in a high-visibility construction-type vest, possibly with a badge on a lanyard, carrying an assault-style rifle. Bystanders can be heard on video asking each other: "Is it ICE or not?" The car that Belgal had driven appeared to have bullet holes in it, Perez said.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a Washington press conference on Friday morning that federal officers did not know there was a child in the target's car.
Body camera footage released by the New York Police Department on Friday shows officers arriving on the scene and helping Belgal, according to the BBC. The streets of Marble Hill were noticeably quieter than normal on Friday after protests broke out the night before, despite golden early October sunshine. The Guardian reports that some Democrats, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, are urging action and renewing calls to abolish ICE.
Also in New York:
One person was killed and nine injured in a chain-reaction crash in the Bronx's Allerton neighborhood shortly after 2pm, when a driver barreled through a busy intersection, struck pedestrians and triggered a collision involving several vehicles. Sources told the New York Post that four women aged 50 to 60 were walking through a crosswalk when the white Mercedes-Benz hit them. One woman was pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center, two were reported in critical condition and a fourth was expected to survive. The fire department said emergency crews treated nine people. The driver, who suffered minor injuries, reportedly told a witness he had been trying to beat the traffic light.
American Express announced two new Centurion Lounges, at Newark Liberty International Airport and London Heathrow Airport, plus updates to two existing locations.