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FBI Probes Border Patrol Shooting of Two in Portland as Mayor Seeks ICE Pause

Parallel federal-state investigations reflect intensifying mistrust following a deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis.

Overview

  • Portland police said a man and a woman were found with gunshot wounds after a 2:18 p.m. incident in the Hazelwood area and were hospitalized, with their conditions unknown.
  • DHS said Border Patrol agents conducted a targeted vehicle stop, claimed the driver tried to run over agents, and said an agent fired a defensive shot before the occupants fled.
  • Federal officials later identified the wounded as Venezuelan nationals Luis David Nico Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras and alleged Tren de Aragua links without providing corroborating evidence.
  • FBI Portland is leading the agent-involved shooting investigation, and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a separate state inquiry into whether any federal officer exceeded lawful authority.
  • Portland Mayor Keith Wilson called for ICE to suspend operations in the city during the investigations, and hundreds demonstrated outside the ICE facility, where police reported six arrests.