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  • Two people shot by Customs and Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon, authorities say

    Two people were shot by Customs and Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday.Video above: Portland City Council president gives statement on shootingA statement from the Department of Homeland Security says the shooting occurred as Border Patrol agents were conducting “a targeted vehicle stop.”DHS said it believed both the driver and the passenger had ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, but provided no evidence on why that was believed. The statement also said the passenger of the vehicle was involved in a recent shooting in Portland.”When agents identified themselves to the vehicle occupants, the driver weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over law enforcement agents. Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot. The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene,” the statement says. A news release from Portland police says officers responded to the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood around 2:20 p.m. local time for a report of a shooting. Minutes later, Portland officers were notified that a man who had been shot was calling for help.”Officers responded and found a male and female with apparent gunshot wounds. Officers applied a tourniquet and summoned emergency medical personnel,” Portland police officials said. Both people were transported to the hospital and their conditions are unknown. Portland police officials also said they determined that both people were injured in the shooting involving federal agents. Video below: FBI agents on scene after Customs and Border Patrol agents shoot two people in Portland, OregonThe shooting came after 37-year-old Renee Good was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday in Minneapolis.Protests followed the killing, which also set off a clash between federal officials who insist the shooting was an act of self-defense and Minneapolis officials who dispute that narrative.”We are still in the early stages of this incident,” Portland police Chief Bob Day said in the release. “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.”

    Two people were shot by Customs and Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday.

    Video above: Portland City Council president gives statement on shooting

    A statement from the Department of Homeland Security says the shooting occurred as Border Patrol agents were conducting “a targeted vehicle stop.”

    DHS said it believed both the driver and the passenger had ties to the Tren de Aragua gang, but provided no evidence on why that was believed. The statement also said the passenger of the vehicle was involved in a recent shooting in Portland.

    “When agents identified themselves to the vehicle occupants, the driver weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over law enforcement agents. Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot. The driver drove off with the passenger, fleeing the scene,” the statement says.

    A news release from Portland police says officers responded to the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood around 2:20 p.m. local time for a report of a shooting.

    Minutes later, Portland officers were notified that a man who had been shot was calling for help.

    “Officers responded and found a male and female with apparent gunshot wounds. Officers applied a tourniquet and summoned emergency medical personnel,” Portland police officials said.

    Both people were transported to the hospital and their conditions are unknown. Portland police officials also said they determined that both people were injured in the shooting involving federal agents.

    Video below: FBI agents on scene after Customs and Border Patrol agents shoot two people in Portland, Oregon

    The shooting came after 37-year-old Renee Good was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday in Minneapolis.

    Protests followed the killing, which also set off a clash between federal officials who insist the shooting was an act of self-defense and Minneapolis officials who dispute that narrative.

    “We are still in the early stages of this incident,” Portland police Chief Bob Day said in the release. “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.”

    This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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  • Law enforcement shooting in Evergeen Walmart parking lot ends in crash on I-70 at Lookout Mountain

    JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A law enforcement shooting in the parking lot of an Evergreen Walmart ended in a crash on Interstate 70 that has shut down all eastbound lanes at Lookout Mountain.

    Mark Techmeyer, director of public affairs for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, said the “convoluted situation” began with a stolen Ford F-150 out of Summit County. The owner was tracking the truck and working with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

    At some point on Thursday, the truck stopped at a Maverik gas station in Clear Creek County. Deputies with the county’s sheriff’s office got involved and tracked the stolen truck to the Walmart in Evergreen just before 5 p.m.

    Personnel with the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Colorado State Patrol set up in the Walmart parking lot in order to recover the vehicle.

    The driver of the stolen truck reportedly parked, went inside the Walmart, and came back to the vehicle. According to Techmeyer, the suspect started to drive out of the parking lot when Clear Creek deputies and CSP “lit him up in the parking lot,” meaning they turned on their emergency lights and tried to conduct a traffic stop.

    The driver reportedly sped up and rammed the law enforcement vehicles. They then backed up and rammed the vehicles “several times,” according to the sheriff’s office spokesperson.

    The CSP trooper got out of their cruiser and fired several shots at the driver and the stolen vehicle, according to Techmeyer. No one was hit.

    It is unclear if the driver had a weapon or fired shots at law enforcement.

    At one point, CSP said the suspect rammed the stolen vehicle into the CSP cruiser’s driver’s side door, causing the door to strike a trooper in the face.

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    The driver eventually took off, and “the chase was on,” Techmeyer said.

    The driver went on eastbound Highway 74 before merging onto eastbound I-70. CSP said the trooper who was struck in the face performed a tactical vehicle intervention (TVI) on the stolen truck, causing the driver to crash out near milepost 259. The truck ended up in the emergency truck pull-off area, according to Techmeyer.

    The driver suffered injuries from the “ramming” and the crash, Techmeyer said, and was taken to the hospital. The injured trooper was also taken to the hospital.

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    Even though the truck was off the road, Techmeyer said law enforcement shut down all eastbound lanes of I-70 because a box marked hazardous for radioactive material was found in the back of the truck. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad responded to the scene and determined that the box contained a tool that had radioactive material in it. The tool cannot be moved until the vendor comes out and retrieves it, according to Techmeyer.

    Eastbound I-70 has been closed at Lookout Mountain for several hours. CSP said the roadway should reopen in two to four hours.

    The First Judicial Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) was activated and will investigate the trooper shooting, while CSP will lead the criminal investigation.

    Eastbound I-70 closure at Lookout Mountain 9-11-25

    Colorado Department of Transportation

    This incident comes one day after a student opened fire at Evergreen High School, critically wounding two of his peers before turning the gun on himself. The shooter died from his self-inflicted injury.

    “It’s a lot for this small, tight-knit community in a very small timeframe,” Techmeyer said.

    Community members and law enforcement were at a vigil when Thursday’s trooper shooting took place. Techmeyer said the law enforcement presence at the vigil may have contributed to the quick response to the Walmart.

    “The bell rings and we come running,” he said.

    The sheriff’s office spokesperson did not release the suspect’s identity.

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