A U.S. immigration agent shot and wounded a man and a woman in Portland, Oregon, authorities said on Thursday, leading city and state officials to call for calm given public outrage over the ICE shooting death of a Minnesota woman a day earlier.
¡°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 Police ?Chief Bob Day said in a statement.
The Portland shooting unfolded Thursday afternoon as U.S. Border Patrol agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
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