BREAKING: US Customs and Border Protection agents reportedly have shot two people in Portland, O...

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• 1Local outlets report that the Portland shooting occurred in East Portland near Southeast Main Street around mid-afternoon, and both wounded individuals were transported to local hospitals.[1][3][4]
• 2According to the Department of Homeland Security, agents say the driver allegedly tried to run them over with a vehicle, prompting what DHS describes as a “defensive” shot.[1][2][3]
• 3Authorities say the intended target was a Venezuelan passenger allegedly linked to the Tren de Aragua transnational gang and a local prostitution ring.[1][2][3]
• 4Portland’s mayor publicly condemned the incident as part of a pattern of militarized federal presence in the city and called for ICE operations to be halted pending investigation.[1][2][4]
• 5The Portland shooting came just one day after an ICE officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis, an event that has already triggered nationwide protests and heightened scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement.[2][3][4]