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As new details emerge about the people shot, their attorney is disputing the federal government's allegations while state investigors are seeking tips.
The shooting of two people in Portland by federal immigration agents is sparking political controversy across the nation, and in the Pacific Northwest. We look at how Washington leaders are reacting.
The Department of Homeland Security said its agent shot at gang members in self-defense. Still, hundreds protested at Portland’s ICE facility, and hundreds more held a vigil at City Hall.
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Off-duty Border Patrol agent arrested after pointing firearm at womanAn off-duty Border Patrol agent was arrested on a felony charge after pointing a firearm at a woman during a domestic incident early Tuesday, Laredo Police said.
Local authorities have so far shed little insight into the shooting by a federal agency. The FBI is leading the investigation.
One of two people shot by federal agents during a traffic stop in Portland, Oregon, has been released from the hospital and faces charges including aggravated assault, U.S. prosecutors said, in connection to the case that has garnered national attention.
A federal grand jury stopped well short of charging Hector Gomez with any crime related to the shooting, or even of putting the weapon in his hand when shots were fired.
Oregon authorities are investigating a shooting by a Border Patrol agent in Portland that wounded two people authorities say are tied to a violent international gang – an incident that renewed questions about the Trump administration’s handling of its immigration crackdown in the city and across the US.