Portland police responded to reports of a shooting at the 10200 block of Southeast Main Street at approximately 2:18 p.m. Thursday, confirming that federal agents had been involved in the shooting. The two individuals shot were hospitalized, though their current conditions remain unknown.
The Department of Homeland Security said the shooting occurred during what officials described as a targeted stop of a vehicle. Federal officials said the two people shot had ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, and that the agent took immediate action to defend himself and others.
In newly obtained dispatch audio, a Portland police dispatcher reports to officers that a caller told them ICE agents shot him and his wife. The caller said he was shot in the arm and his wife was shot in the chest.
The shooting came one day after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, in her car in Minneapolis. The proximity of the two incidents sparked immediate outcry from local and state officials.
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson called for an immediate suspension of ICE operations in the city. “Just one day after the horrific violence in Minnesota at the hands of federal agents, our community here in Portland is now grappling with another deeply troubling incident,” Wilson said in a statement. “We cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts.”
“We know what the federal government says happened here. There was a time when we could take them at their word. That time is long past.”
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek called for transparency from the federal government. “The priority right now is a full, completed investigation, not more detentions. My message to the federal government is this: We demand transparency. We demand your cooperation with Portland Police and the Multnomah County DA,” Kotek said.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Thursday night he was launching an investigation into the shooting, stating that his office would “take every step necessary to ensure that the rights and security of Oregonians are protected.”
Portland Police Chief Bob Day urged calm amid heightened tensions. “We are still in the early stages of this incident. We understand the heightened emotion and tension many aFre feeling in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but I am asking the community to remain calm as we work to learn more,” Day said in a statement.
Hundreds of people in Portland gathered at three separate vigils Thursday evening to mourn the victims shot by ICE and Border Patrol agents. Videos showed people holding candles and chanting “abolish ICE.”
Portland police confirmed that at least six people were arrested during protests Friday as crowds gathered outside an ICE facility. Protesters erected makeshift barriers blocking vehicle access near the shooting location, declaring the area a “no ICE zone.”
The FBI is leading the investigation into the shooting, with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The ATF’s involvement in crime gun intelligence suggests a firearm may have been recovered at the scene.
The Portland Police Bureau emphasized it is not involved in immigration enforcement and is only assisting with the post-shooting investigation.
