US Customs and Border Protection agents have shot two people in Portland, Oregon just one day after an ICE officer shot and killed a mother-of-three in Minneapolis.
Portland police officers said they responded to Southeast Main Street for a report of a shooting at 2.18pm, KPTV reports.
‘We are still in the early stages of this incident,’ Police Chief Bob Day said in a statement.
‘We understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but I am asking the community to remain calm as we work to learn more.’
The condition of those who were shot on Thursday was not immediately clear, but Portland City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney told KATU as far as she knew they were still alive.
The FBI, meanwhile, has confirmed that two people were injured in the city.
‘This remains [an] active and ongoing investigation led by the FBI.’
The shooting comes amid heightened tensions nationwide following the ICE-related shooting death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.
The shooting in Portland comes just one day after an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a mother-of-three, in Minneapolis
The agent responsible, identified as Jonathan ‘Jon’ Ross, has been branded a ‘murderer’ by furious Democrats but has enjoyed the full support of the Trump administration, who argue he acted in self defense when it appeared Good intended to run him down with her car.
Now, Good’s friends have revealed she was part of a network of activists coordinated through her six-year-old son’s charter school who were actively resisting ICE.
‘She was a warrior. She died doing what was right,’ a mother named Leesa who has a child at the same school as Good’s son told The New York Post.
‘[Renee Good] was trained against these ICE agents — what to do, what not to do, it’s a very thorough training.’
As part of this training, Good allegedly learned to listen to commands and to understand her rights.
‘I know she was doing the right thing. I watched the video plenty of times but I also know in my heart the woman she was, she was doing everything right,’ Leesa said.
In the video, agents could be seen approaching Good’s stationary vehicle, asking her to exit, and one tugs at the door handle as she starts to reverse.
Ross stands in front of the car and draws his weapon, pointing it at Good as she starts moving forward. She strikes him with the car as he opens fire. Good’s Honda Pilot crashed nearby and she was declared dead at the scene.
Footage from the shooting in Minneapolis showed Good apparently driving away as ICE agents confronted her
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
