PORTLAND, Ore. (TNND) — Two people were hurt in a shooting that involved federal immigration officers in Oregon on Thursday afternoon, according to the Portland Police Bureau.
Police said the shooting happened shortly after 2:15 p.m.
“Officers confirmed that federal agents had been involved in a shooting,” police said in a statement. “Portland Police were not involved in the incident.”
Police said a man who had been shot was called and requested help in the area of Northeast 146th Avenue and East Burnside.
“Officers responded and found a male and female with apparent gunshot wounds,” police said. “Officers applied a tourniquet and summoned emergency medical personnel. The patients were transported to the hospital.”
Their conditions were not immediately known.
FBI Portland initially said it was investigating an agent-involved shooting involving Customs and Border Patrol Agents.
“This remains an active and ongoing investigation led by the FBI,” the agency noting in an X post.
The agency later deleted the post.
Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney said during a Portland city council meeting that Thursday’s shooting took place in the eastern part of the city and that two Portlanders were 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 said.
The shooting comes a day after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman during a raid in Minneapolis. The woman was later identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.
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