Lawyers for man shot by immigration agent in New York City say officer gave no warning
Photo: The Guardian USHow the sides differ Left sources stress that the account conflicts with DHS agents' version and note the child in the car; alternative sources focus on the lawyers' claim of no communication.
Lawyers for Oscar Belgal, a man wounded by an immigration officer in New York City, said in a court filing Wednesday that the agents did not identify themselves, show documents or communicate with him in any meaningful way before shooting. According to the Guardian, the filing says the agent ran up to the car, smashed a window and fired several shots into the vehicle, where Belgal's young son was in the back seat. The Guardian also reports that this account differs sharply from that of DHS agents. The excerpt from NewsNation does not mention the DHS version.
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Highlights the sharp conflict between Belgal's lawyers and DHS agents, and stresses that a young boy was in the back seat during the shooting.
Centers on the lawyers' claim that the officer fired without warning, quoting the filing that the men never identified themselves or showed documents.
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