PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two folks outdoors a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, a day after an officer shot and killed a driver in Minnesota, authorities mentioned.
The FBI’s Portland workplace mentioned it was investigating an “agent involved shooting” that occurred round 2:15 p.m. In accordance with the the Portland Police bureau, officers initially responded to a report of a taking pictures close to a hospital.
A couple of minutes later, police obtained info {that a} man who had been shot was asking for assist in a special space a few miles away. Officers then responded there and located the 2 folks with obvious gunshot wounds. Officers decided they have been injured within the taking pictures with federal brokers, police mentioned.
Their circumstances weren’t instantly identified. Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney mentioned throughout a Portland metropolis council assembly that Thursday’s taking pictures passed off within the japanese a part of town and that two Portlanders have been wounded.
“As far as we know both of these individuals are still alive and we are hoping for more positive updates throughout the afternoon,” she mentioned.
The taking pictures comes a day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a girl in Minnesota. It escalated tensions in an metropolis that has lengthy had a contentious relationship with President Donald Trump, together with Trump’s latest, failed effort to deploy Nationwide Guard troops within the metropolis.
Portland police secured each the scene of the taking pictures and the world the place the wounded folks have been discovered pending investigation.
“We are still in the early stages of this incident,” mentioned Chief Bob Day. “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.”
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and town council known as on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to finish all operations in Oregon’s largest metropolis till a full investigation is accomplished.
“We stand united as elected officials in saying that we cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts,” a joint assertion mentioned. “Portland is not a ‘training ground’ for militarized agents, and the ‘full force’ threatened by the administration has deadly consequences.”
Town officers mentioned “federal militarization undermines effective, community‑based public safety, and it runs counter to the values that define our region. We’ll use every legal and legislative tool available to protect our residents’ civil and human rights.”
They urged residents to point out up with “calm and purpose during this difficult time.”
“We respond with clarity, unity, and a commitment to justice,” the assertion mentioned. “We must stand together to protect Portland.”
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, urged any protesters to stay peaceable.
“Trump wants to generate riots,” he mentioned in a put up on the X social media platform. “Don’t take the bait.”
