Federal agents wounded two people in a shooting in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday.
The Portland shooting comes a day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis shot and killed a woman accused of trying to run him over.
The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted stop to apprehend a Tren de Aragua-linked illegal immigrant when the driver of the vehicle tried to flee. Then the driver “weaponized” his vehicle and “attempted to run over” the officers.
“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,” the department said.
The two were found by Portland police in a different location from where the shooting occurred after responding to a call from a man requesting help. The two, a male and a female, were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after Portland police officers applied a tourniquet on scene.
The shooting took place in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood.
Portland Police Chief Bob Day acknowledged the heightened tension in the community since the Minneapolis shooting.
“We are still in the early stages of this incident,” Day said. “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.”
Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-OR), who represents southeastern Portland and parts of other areas, condemned the shooting and said to “stop f***ing with us.”
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“This isn’t law enforcement, it’s state-sponsored terrorism. Stop f***ing with us. This is the second shooting this week by agents following the orders of a wannabe dictator who is trying to take over cities and rule by instilling terror in the hearts of the American people,” Bynum wrote in a statement.
“When the president deployed his guardsmen to our city earlier this year, we told him their presence was unwelcome and unhelpful. Today, we saw just how dangerous this is — we need these goons gone. Get to steppin’,” she added.