BREAKING: Two Shot, Wounded, by Border Patrol In Portland, Oregon

Second federal shooting reported as tensions escalate nationwide after Wednesday's ICE killing. Scrutiny intensifies.

Close up of Border Patrol patch on uniform at the San Diego, CA and Mexico international border wall after title 42 policy has expired. Photo: Aaron J. Hill, Shutterstock.

Portland, OR — Just over 24 hours after the killing of Renee Good, Portland police said officers were called to the area of Northeast 102nd Avenue and Southeast Main Street hours ago, where they confirmed federal agents were involved in a shooting. Officers found a man and a woman with apparent gunshot wounds.

Border patrol agents claimed that they fired “defensive shots” after a vehicle with two occupants “attempted to run them over” after fleeing an attempted detention. Alleged leaked dispatch messages name ICE as the shooters, and then name Border Patrol as the shooters. The situation remains unclear, as FBI’s Portland Office later stated that the agents were with US Customs and Border Protection, not ICE. The FBI has taken the lead in the investigation. Officials have not yet given a reason for the shooting.

The conditions of the victims were not immediately known, though Portland City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney said both were alive. Witnesses said the two are Spanish speakers.

Portland Police Chief Bob Day and Sen. Jeff Merkley urged residents to remain calm and keep protests peaceful. Merkley warned that the Trump administration may be attempting to provoke unrest.

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson issued a statement to the media at about 3:45 p.m. local time. He drew attention to what he described as “horrific violence” in Minnesota under the watch of federal agents.

“Our community here in Portland is now grappling with another deeply troubling incident,” Wilson said. He confirmed that two people were shot and injured by federal agents.

Wilson issued a strong rebuke in the statement, saying Portland is not a “training ground” for militarized agents and warning that the “full force” threatened by the administration carries deadly consequences. He called on ICE to halt all operations in Portland until a full investigation is completed.

“Federal militarization undermines effective, community-based public safety,” the mayor said in the statement, “and it runs counter to the values that define our region.”

Wilson said he would use “every legal and legislative tool available” to protect the civil and human rights of Portland residents.

This story is developing.

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