"Officers confirmed that federal agents had been involved in a shooting, the city said in a statement. Emergency responders then received a call for assistance from one of the shooting victims, a man, around 2:24pm (22:24 GMT) near Northeast 146th Avenue and East Burnside. Officers responded and found a male and female with apparent gunshot wounds, the statement said. Officers applied a tourniquet and summoned emergency medical personnel."
"The local bureau of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed the shooting in a now-deleted post on social media, saying that the incident involved Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents. This remains and active and ongoing investigation led by the FBI, Portland's FBI bureau said in the post. Portland Police Chief Bob Day also released a statement, calling for calm."
Federal agents in Portland, Oregon reportedly shot two people after an incident on Southeast Main Street around 2:18pm local time. Portland police responded and later found a man and a woman with apparent gunshot wounds near Northeast 146th Avenue and East Burnside; officers applied a tourniquet and summoned emergency medical personnel before transport to a hospital. The FBI confirmed involvement of Customs and Border Patrol agents and described the matter as an active, ongoing investigation. Portland officials urged calm and noted heightened tension following a recent ICE-related fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
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