Two shot by US Border Patrol agents one day after

Two people sustained gunshot wounds from federal agents in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, according to local and federal authorities.

The Portland Police Department arrived at the scene around 2:30 p.m. and found a man and a girl with what appeared to be gunshot accidents. Both victims had been taken to space hospitals for medical care. 

In a assertion, the Police division clarified, “Officers confirmed that federal agents had been concerned in a capturing. Portland Police weren’t concerned in the incident.”

Portland Police Chief Bob Day called on residents to keep composed during a period of “heightened emotion” following Wednesday’s officer-involved capturing in Minneapolis.

“We are still in the early stages of this incident,” Day said in a assertion. “We understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but I am asking the community to remain calm as we work to learn more.”

Shortly after news broke, the Department of Homeland Security launched a assertion online, writing, “At 2:19 PST, US Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop in Portland, Oregon. The passenger of the vehicle and target is a Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the transnational Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and involved in a recent shooting in Portland.”

“The vehicle driver is believed to be a member of the vicious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. When agents identified themselves to the vehicle occupants, the driver weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over the law enforcement agents.”

“Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot. The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene. This situation is evolving and more information is forthcoming.”

FBI Portland posted on X: “FBI Portland is investigating an agent-involved capturing that occurred at roughly 2:15 pm close to the 10000 block of Main St. in Portland involving Customs and Border Patrol Agents, in which 2 people had been wounded. This stays an energetic and ongoing investigation led by the FBI. Please observe this thread for updates concerning this matter.”

Social media erupted with fury following the capturing. Numerous customers drew connections to remarks the vice president had made earlier that day, in which he stood by the ICE agent accountable for fatally capturing 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday, reviews the Mirror US.

Reacting to the Portland incident, @NAFOteacher posted on X, “Well, the VP gave them the okay to do whatever they want so here we are.”

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Good, a mom of three, was shot at point-blank vary by an ICE agent in Minneapolis as she tried to drive away from federal officers.

Her death has triggered large public anger, with state leaders condemning the conduct of ICE agents who have held the state under what some describe as siege circumstances for weeks. Already elevated tensions seem poised to boil over.

According to ABC News, the FBI will lead the probe into the capturing. It was revealed today that the FBI will equally oversee the investigation into Good’s death. 

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension reported it had initially organized with the FBI to perform a joint probe into the capturing, but that the FBI had “reversed course” and assumed exclusive control of the investigation, GWN reported.

Keith Ellison, the state’s Democratic attorney basic, described the transfer, which denies the state access to crime scene evidence, case recordsdata or witness interviews, as “deeply disturbing.”