Just 24 hours after a fatal shooting in Minneapolis, a federal agent opens fire during a targeted vehicle stop in Portland.<\/b>
\nA US immigration agent shot and wounded a man and a woman \u200din Portland, Oregon, authorities said on Thursday, leading local officials to call for calm given public outrage over the ICE shooting death of a Minnesota woman a day earlier.
\u201cWe understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but I am asking the community \u2060to remain calm as we work to learn more,\u201d Portland police chief Bob Day said in a statement.
The Portland shooting unfolded Thursday afternoon as US Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
The statement said the driver, a suspected Venezuelan gang member, attempted to \u201cweaponise\u201d his vehicle and run over the agents. In response, DHS said, \u201can \u200dagent fired a defensive shot\u201d and the driver and a passenger drove away.
Reuters was unable to independently verify the circumstances of the incident.
Portland \u200dpolice said that the shooting took place near a medical clinic in eastern Portland. Six minutes after arriving at the scene and determining federal agents were involved in the shooting, police were informed that \u200ctwo people with gunshot wounds — a man and a woman — were asking for help at a location about 3km to the \u200dnortheast of the medical clinic.<\/p>\n