Federal immigration officers shoot 2 outside hospital in Portland, Oregon
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Key Points:
- Federal immigration agents shot and wounded two people in a vehicle outside a Portland hospital, escalating tensions a day after a fatal shooting by an agent in Minnesota.
- The Department of Homeland Security claimed the passenger was linked to a Venezuelan gang and that the driver tried to run over agents, prompting a defensive shooting, though no independent verification exists.
- Oregon officials, including Attorney General Dan Rayfield and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, called for investigations and a halt to ICE operations in the city, expressing skepticism about the federal account.
- Hundreds of protesters gathered at the ICE building, with local leaders condemning federal militarization and urging calm amid heightened community unrest.
- U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley urged peaceful protests, warning against attempts to
