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DHS Says CBP Agent Opened Fire in Portland to Stop Car, Two Wounded

Investigators are reviewing the case as authorities release limited details following a separate ICE fatal shooting in Minneapolis a day earlier.

Overview

  • FBI Portland confirmed a shooting involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents with two people wounded.
  • Portland police said CBP agents shot a man and a woman during the incident.
  • DHS stated on X that an agent fired in self-defense after a driver tried to strike officers with a vehicle.
  • The department said the stopped car’s occupants were tied to the Tren de Aragua cartel and that the driver and passenger fled.
  • Officials have not identified the wounded individuals, and parallel investigations and clarifications are underway.