Federal agents shot two people in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday afternoon.
The two people were wounded and transported to a local hospital. Their conditions are not known.
According to KATU, US Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people around 2:15 pm at 102nd and Southeast Main Street.
One man and one woman were wounded. Details about the officer-involved shooting were not released.
“We are still in the early stages of this incident,” said Police 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.”
KATU reported:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the FBI, Portland police and city officials.
Portland police said their officers were called to 102nd and Southeast Main Street at about 2:20 p.m., where they said they confirmed federal agents were involved in a shooting.
The condition of the two people who were shot wasn’t immediately known but Portland City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney said as far as she knew they were still alive.
Portland police said at a 2:24 p.m., they had learned that a man who had been shot called to request help near Northeast 146th Avenue and East Burnside. Arriving officers found a man and a woman wounded from apparent gunshot wounds. Police confirmed federal agents were involved.
The two people who were wounded were taken to the hospital.
Officials will be holding a press conference shortly:
The officer-involved shooting in Portland comes one day after a woman was fatally shot by an ICE agent after she tried to run him over in Minneapolis.
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