2026 US Border Patrol shooting in Portland, Oregon
shooting in the U.S. state of Oregon
On January 8, 2026, two unarmed people were shot and wounded by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at 2:15 p.m. in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin claimed that the shooting was in self-defense and that one of the victims "weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over the law enforcement agents". Portland City Council president Elana Pirtle-Guiney said that the two were still alive. As of January 9, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was investigating the incident, and the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) secured the crime scenes shortly thereafter.
Background
Hazelwood is home to many immigrant families. Several local residents said that immigration agents did not have heavy ground presence in Hazelwood in the weeks immediately prior to the shooting. The Bria Apartment complex from which the victims called emergency services was, according to a resident, safe and had not experienced any gang-like activity. The shooting incidentally took place less than one day after the killing of Renée Good, a US citizen who was shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
Victims
United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the names of the man and woman shot as Luis David Nico-Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras.
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