Border Patrol shooting in Portland leaves two injured
US federal agents shot two people in Portland, Oregon, who were later taken to the hospital
Two people in Portland, Oregon, were injured in a shooting involving a Customs and Border Patrol agent, authorities said, a day after a woman was shot and killed by immigration agents in Minneapolis.
“These people are still alive and we hope “More positive news,” declared City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney at a City Council meeting. Details of the shooting remain unclear.
Portland police reported that at 2:24 pm they learned that a man who had been shot called for help near Northeast 146th Avenue and East Burnside. Responding officers found a man and a woman injured, apparently by gunshot wounds. Police confirmed the involvement of federal agents.
Authorities did not release the names of those injured. FBI officials in Portland reported that the shooting involved US Customs and Border Protection agents.
“I'm furious,” said Ward 1 Councilman Jamie Dunphy after the City Council meeting. “Two of my neighbors are in a hospital bed, and I hope they make it home.” The injured couple are a husband and wife, Dunphy said. The Portland FBI announced that it "is investigating an agent-involved shooting that occurred at approximately 2:15 pm near the 10000 block of Main St. in Portland, involving Customs and Border Protection agents. Two people were injured. This investigation remains active and ongoing, led by the FBI. Follow this thread for updates on this matter." The shooting comes just one day after a federal agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. “We are still in the early stages of this incident,” Chief Bob Day stated. “We understand the intense emotion and tension many are feeling following the shooting in Minneapolis, but I ask the community to remain calm while we work to gather more information.”
There were no immediate clearer details about the circumstances of the Portland shooting.
On Wednesday, the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old mother of three by a US immigration agent in Minneapolis drew condemnation from local officials and sparked widespread protests in Minnesota and elsewhere.
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