Overview
- Luis Nino‑Moncada was charged with aggravated assault of a federal officer and depredation of federal property, made an initial court appearance on Monday, and was ordered detained after being taken into FBI custody following hospital treatment.
- An FBI affidavit says agents reported the driver reversed and repeatedly struck an unoccupied Border Patrol vehicle, and Nino‑Moncada later admitted he intentionally rammed the vehicle knowing it was an immigration enforcement car.
- Homeland Security says a Border Patrol agent fired a defensive shot during a targeted stop after fearing the driver could strike agents, and both occupants were wounded before driving to an apartment complex and calling 911.
- Federal and local officials allege both occupants are Venezuelan nationals with Tren de Aragua ties; the operation focused on passenger Yorlenys Zambrano‑Contreras, who is linked by authorities to a prostitution ring and a prior Portland shooting, and she is now listed in ICE custody.
- Parallel federal and state investigations continue as the incident follows a separate fatal federal shooting in Minneapolis and DHS reports sharp recent increases in assaults, vehicular attacks and death threats against immigration officers.