Portland police said Thursday that federal agents shot and injured two people in east Portland, prompting strong condemnation from the mayor.
“We cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts,” Mayor Keith Wilson said in a statement. “Portland is not a ‘training ground’ for militarized agents, and the ‘full force’ threatened by the administration has deadly consequences. As Mayor, I call on ICE to end all operations in Portland until a full investigation can be completed.”
Portland police Chief Bob Day called for calm as investigators, including from the FBI, gather evidence.
“We are still in the early stages of this incident,” 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.”
Portland City Council this afternoon abruptly paused a public session around 2:40 p.m., with Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney saying “we need to recess the meeting immediately.”
A source told The Oregonian/OregonLive that city councilors were then informed, by the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management deputy director, of a shooting suspected to involve immigration enforcement agents.
A spokesperson for Gov. Tina Kotek said her office was in touch with Portland officials but declined to comment further.
Police said the shooting happened in the 10200 block of Southeast Main Street, the location of Adventist Medical Center.
Tina Henderson, who works in an Adventist Health medical office, said someone ran into her suite and said, “You guys, be careful. There was just a shooting in the parking lot.”
On Wednesday, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis woman who had been observing immigration agents when they said she pulled forward in her car.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
