On Thursday afternoon, a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot a man and a woman in a vehicle in Portland, Oregon, injuring the driver after he allegedly tried to run them over, federal officials said.
The shooting occurred a day after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good on a street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as she drove toward her SUV after other ICE agents ordered her to exit her SUV.
McLaughlin and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused Goode, 37, of engaging in “domestic terrorism,” alleging that she intentionally tried to run over ICE agents after blocking a residential neighborhood with her car.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other Democratic officials said those claims are false, citing video of the shooting.
Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a post on X that the shooting in Portland occurred at 2:19 p.m. PT while Border Patrol agents were “conducting a targeted vehicle stop.”
“The vehicle’s passengers and targets are undocumented Venezuelan immigrants who are members of the cross-border Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and were involved in the recent shootings in Portland,” McLaughlin said.
“The driver of the car is believed to be a member of the violent Venezuelan gang Torren de Aragua,” she said.
“When investigators identified themselves as occupants of the vehicle, the driver allegedly had a weapon in the vehicle and attempted to run over a law enforcement officer,” McLaughlin said.
“Fearing for his life and safety, investigators fired defensive shots,” she said. “The driver took off with the passenger and fled the scene.”
Portland police said the unidentified man and woman who were shot were taken to a hospital in unknown condition. The FBI is leading the investigation into the shooting.
“Just one day after a horrific incident of violence at the hands of federal agents in Minnesota, our community here in Portland is currently grappling with another deeply disturbing incident,” Keith Wilson, the mayor of Portland, whose city is the focus of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts, said in a statement.
“We cannot stand by and watch constitutional protections erode and bloodshed increase,” Wilson said.
“Portland is not a ‘training ground’ for militarized operatives,” he said. “The administration’s threat of ‘all out’ will have deadly consequences.”
“As Mayor, I am calling on ICE to cease all operations in Portland until a full investigation is completed.”
“This case is still in its early stages,” Portland Police Chief Bob Day said in a statement.
“We understand that many people are feeling emotional and tense in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but we ask members of the community to remain calm as we work to find out more,” Day said.
Portland Police said in a statement that they responded to a report of a shooting on Southeast Main Street in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood.
“Officers have confirmed that federal agents were involved in the shooting,” the statement said. “Portland Police Department is not involved in the incident.”
“At 2:24 p.m., officers received information of a man calling for help who had been shot in the area of Northeast 146th Street and East Burnside,” police said in a statement.
“Officers responded and found a man and woman suffering from apparent gunshot wounds,” the statement said.
“Officers applied a tourniquet and called emergency medical personnel. The patient was transported to the hospital. His condition is unknown.”
“Authorities have determined that two people were injured in gunfire by federal agents,” police said in a statement.
“We are investigating an assault on a federal officer by two Customs and Border Protection agents that occurred near the 10000 block of Main Street in Portland at approximately 2:15 p.m.,” the FBI’s Portland office said in an email statement to CNBC.
“The two assailants fled the scene immediately after the shooting and are currently being treated for their injuries,” police said in a statement. “This remains an active and ongoing investigation led by the FBI.”
