This will be our Megathread in relation the shooting which occurred in Portland on January 8th.
At this time, there are a *lot* of conflicting and confusing details circulating. (Which is why it's "Federal" in the title -as I'm not clear which agency was involved due to conflicting reports)
If you're referencing some new information, mentioning your source might be helpful.
Numerous stories can be found throughout the media right now, here is a link to one:
Reminder - This is a law enforcement sub. Law enforcement actions - things like OIS protocol, justification, investigation, follow up, controlling civil unrest, and so on - are all valid topics for discussion here.
The underlying political activities at play here are NOT law enforcement, and if your goal is to talk about those - on any side - you're in the wrong sub. There's an excellent chance you'll be temporary removed so that healthy LE related conversation can continue.
As always - all dialogue must be mature, fact based, and reasoned. Attacking other people is not permitted.
I would like to know more about this shooting, mainly if what ever agency was involved if they had notified any other agency of the shooting.
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I'll point out that it's still not clear it was ICE (it may have been - I'm not disputing, and facts are still unclear). I wouldn't trust caller provided informatoin, entered into dispatch notes, as being gospel fact.
EDIT: And I had to remove it, as it contains a phone number. Sorry.
Looks like border patrol also called dispatch and said they shot someone who tried to hit them and then drove off, so it’s looking like Border Patrol here.
Totally missed that, sorry!
Weird as hell that a law enforcement agency gets in a shooting and doesn't request assistance from all police in the area. And then the person who got shot called 911 for help from the local police. I'd hate to be the supervisor responding and trying to uncluster that mess.
It may just be anecdotal but it seems in more and more federal involved critical incidents there has been a distinct lack of medical or casualty care.
According to OP's link... they were shot, and then... unknown things happened, and 8 minutes later the people who were shot called the police from a mile or two away.
According to NYTimes (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/us/portland-immigration-shooting.html and https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/us/portland-oregon-shooting-border-patrol.html ) as of the evening (the shooting was at 2p) the city still didn't know who had shot them.
I’d bet money the feds there have done that and been ignored or even interfered with.
I can easily see an ambush style attack happening against ICE or any LEO’s happening soon, just like Dallas. Someone in the public is gonna see this and it’s going to push them to do something drastic
Y’all stay safe out there
Its already happened a couple times. The last one I remember they accidentally shot one of the guys ICE was transporting.
Ironically, also in Dallas.
We're slightly over a week into 2026, what the fuck
Man… we’re just tired, u/specialskepticalface … whatever happened to the good ol days when we didn’t have to stress about internationally scrutinized shootings every day?
These are still rookie numbers compared to summer of love.
You jinxed it now.
When shit starts getting thrown at and shot at yall again, things have gotten BAD BAD. No one hates firefighters
Yet.
https://youtu.be/wKKMMP3U-Sk?si=9nViWEKrCAe8On6J
Don't remind me.
Anyone still have the mod log screenshot, where I managed to out-mod feaking automod in action count?
Not looking forward to that again.
You gotta bump those numbers up.
Those are rookie numbers
...But it's only January 9.
Tell me about it.
Exhausting.
Yikes. I'll wait for more information to come out about this.
I will say, on the face, its a little strange CBP didn't make notification, but maybe that happened simultaneously and we're just hearing one side.
According to DHS these were CBP agents that were conducting a traffic stop. The driver and passenger are known Tren de Aragua affiliates wanted for a shooting in Portland. The driver tried to run over the police, who fired "a defensive shot".
https://x.com/DHSgov/status/2009427948541993323
I guess one shot could injure two people but what are the odds.
Not sure what ammo type (FMJ, hollow point, etc.) or caliber they'd be using, but depending on where the hit was it's not unreasonable for a projectile to have enough momentum to hit and injure a second person. Especially if it hits in a spot with minimal muscle or bone to slow it down.
I am curious how the shot lined up though to hit both of the people, especially if it had to pass through any part of the vehicle because that can significantly affect the trajectory and the velocity of the round.
CBP/OFO uses a Glock 19 with 9mm hollow point. I presume the green boys do too.
Can confirm. Unless they were using an m4 or the Remington 870 which we also have.
I am not aware of a single major city/federal law enforcement agency that issues FMJ as duty ammunition in 2026. Last of the big three agencies I’m aware of that did was NYPD way back in the 1990s, and it wasn’t the norm even back then.
Nowadays even the smallest departments in my state use JHP ammunition, and I’d venture that’s the case just about everywhere. Certainly so for DHS agencies.
One of them had 2 gunshot wounds and the other had one gunshot wound (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/us/portland-oregon-shooting-border-patrol.html) so... I don't see how that could be a single bullet...
That'd be some JFK level ballistics
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Non-LEO, but live in Portland and want to understand:
It seems like ICE/CBP officers have had a fair number of incidents where they shoot people and then flee the scene without reporting the incident or quickly administering medical care. From an outside perspective that feels kinda fucked up? Am I missing something?
The Minneapolis incident there is footage of an agent with 2 medical bags checking on the deceased several minutes before the man who identifies himself as a doctor. That was likely the medic the other officer references in his interaction with the man identifying as a doctor, and he likely concluded that it was an injury incompatible with life if his protocols are anything like mine.
Without knowing any details it’s hard to say.
For the Minneapolis one though, I can speculate that the shooting agent left while contacting and alerting their supervisor per policy. And also left the area in order to avoid further escalation directed at him from the crowd.
> And also left the area in order to avoid further escalation directed at him from the crowd.
You know that actually makes a lot of sense re: Minneapolis. Thank you for the insight.
This could be a 100% clean shoot with full video proof, and it won’t matter. It’s too close to the Minneapolis thing so all certain people are going to hear is “feds shot a couple more people”.
Another one!? Fuck
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