Harry Styles has paid tribute to Oscar Belgal after he was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.
The incident took place earlier this month, when the 28-year-old man was shot in his car on October 8, while his five-year-old son was sitting in the back seat. Belgal survived and is now being held at a detention facility.
The Department of Homeland Security have defended the actions of the ICE agents involved, saying that they were trying to arrest a man who had an alleged criminal history, and were “aware” that his son was in the car at the time (as per BBC News).
While on his ongoing 30-night residency in New York – where the shooting took place – Harry Styles has addressed the incident and called for people to make more of an effort to “look after each other”.
“I just want us to take a moment to think about Oscar Belgal tonight, and I want us to think and remember to just look after each other,” he said while on stage at Madison Square Garden. “It is up to us to make these cities that we live in the places we want to see, and it’s up to us to make the world a place that we want to see and give to our children.”
“So, please, continue looking after each other,” he added. “And remember: your friends, the people you love, the people who don’t look like you and aren’t born where you’re from, they deserve respect, and love, and dignity, and justice.”
His impressive 30 nights at New York’s iconic venue kicked off at the end of August and has so far seen him pay tribute to Dolly Parton and also make a reference to Taylor Swift’s wedding, which was held at the same venue.
The dates come as part of his ongoing ‘Together, Together’ tour, which has also seen him play a record-breaking 12 shows at London’s Wembley Stadium, as well as dates in Amsterdam, São Paulo and Mexico City.
Madison Square Garden shows conclude with a “Harryween” show on October 31, before more dates in Melbourne and Sydney in December.
Styles also announced the “final” cities that he will play last month, and all those dates take place in 2027 and include support comes from Kylie Minogue, LCD Soundsystem and more.
The 2027 dates come in collaboration with Green Nation – Live Nation’s global sustainability initiative – to reduce emissions and encourage lower-impact travel options for fans where available. At all dates, the singer will continue to support Choose Love for a 10th year, and in the US, proceeds will be donated to HeadCount, which helps use music to register voters and promote democratic participation.
Dates come in support of his fourth solo album, ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’, which was released in March, and NME caught the tour in Amsterdam, giving it a glowing five-star review and hailing it as “a hopeful celebration of community and connection”.
