Two people were taken to the hospital after being shot by US federal agents in Portland, Oregon, police said Friday.
The incident has added to growing tension in the area, where officers are urging residents to remain calm as investigators work to figure out what happened after a separate shooting a day earlier in Minneapolis.
“Two people are in the hospital after a shooting involving federal agents,” Portland police said in a statement.
“We understand the heightened emotions and tensions many feel in the wake of the Minneapolis shooting, but I ask the community to remain calm as we work to learn more,” said Police Chief Bob Day.
Police said they were not involved in Thursday’s shooting.
The FBI said it was investigating the shooting, which involved U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.
“Their conditions are unknown. Officers have determined that the two individuals were injured in the shooting involving federal agents,” Portland police said in their statement.
Portland City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney was quoted by an ABC News affiliate as saying that as far as she knew, they were still alive.
“FBI Portland is investigating an agent-involved shooting that occurred at approximately 2:15 pm near the 10000 block of Main St. in Portland,” FBI Portland said on social media.
Additional details about the circumstances of the Portland shooting were not immediately clear.
The fatal shooting of a 37-year-old mother of three by a U.S. immigration agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday drew condemnation from local officials and sparked widespread protests in Minnesota and beyond.
