Federal agents shoot 2 people in East Portland, police say

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Two people were shot and wounded Thursday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in East Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau.

The two people who were shot have been transported to local hospitals.

FBI Portland said the shooting took place around 2:15 p.m. near the 10000 block of Main Street.

The FBI called it an “active and ongoing investigation led by the FBI,” in a statement on X. OPB confirmed that the post was deleted shortly after, but the information is accurate.

The shooting by federal agents in Portland comes a day after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis, sparking nationwide protests.

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson issued a statement calling it a “deeply troubling incident.”

“We cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts. Portland is not a ‘training ground’ for militarized agents, and the ‘full force’ threatened by the administration has deadly consequences,” Wilson said.

The mayor said he is calling on ICE to “end all operations in Portland until a full investigation can be completed.”

Wilson also asked Portlanders to “show up with calm and purpose during this difficult time.”

The three City Councilors who represent District 1 issued a joint statement in response to the shooting. Councilors Candace Avalos, Jamie Dunphy and Loretta Smith said the shooting involved “two of our East Portland neighbors.”

They said they were awaiting more information, but said the incident “is part of a pattern of violence that we have seen too many times across out country.”

“As your East Portland councilors, we have stood united to protect Portlanders from aggressive immigration enforcement and federal overreach and we will continue to do everything in our power to keep our communities safe,” they wrote. “We are asking our counterparts at every level of government to do the same.”

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both Democrats, issued separate statements saying they were monitoring the situation.

“Trump’s deployment of federal agents in my hometown is clearly inflaming violence — and must end,” Wyden wrote on social media.

Portland City Council was in session Thursday afternoon and abruptly recessed due to this incident.

City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney interrupted the meeting by saying: “Councilors, we actually need to recess immediately.”

City staff directed all councilors to return to their offices.

At about 3:30 p.m., Councilor Sameer Kamal shared a post on Bluesky, stating, “Everyone is okay at City Hall right now. More will be shared asap.”

Council reconvened roughly an hour after it recessed. “I’m sorry to be delivering this news today,” Pirtle-Guiney said, citing the shooting as well as the deadly incident in Minneapolis. Councilors then recessed the meeting until next week.

City council adjourned the meeting about 45 minutes into the livestream recording below.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.