Harry Styles addressed the shooting of Oscar Belgal during a Saturday performance at Madison Square Garden, urging the audience to remember Belgal and show care and respect for people from different backgrounds.
Belgal, a 28-year-old Dominican immigrant, was shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on Thursday. According to the source report, his 5-year-old son was in the vehicle but was not injured. Officials said agents did not know the child was inside.
Federal officials said Belgal accelerated his vehicle toward agents during a targeted arrest operation, and that officers fired because they believed their lives and the public were at risk. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned ICE after the shooting and said he had urged President Donald Trump to release Belgal. The accounts of the incident have not been reconciled in the supplied reporting.
A federal judge temporarily barred Belgal’s deportation on Friday as his legal challenge to detention continues. The New York Police Department also released body-camera footage showing the aftermath of the shooting.
The report said the Department of Homeland Security cited a prior grand larceny conviction and earlier arrests, and alleged Belgal had ties to the Trinitarios street gang. Those claims are attributed to the department.
Styles’ remarks drew criticism from film critic Christian Toto, who argued that celebrity statements against ICE are encouraged in entertainment circles and have limited effect on public opinion. His comments are opinion, not independent evidence about the shooting.
