The state of Oregon is investigating the shooting of two people by a Customs and Border Patrol agent in Portland on Thursday.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, a Border Patrol officer opened fire on the pair, sitting in a vehicle, after one of them tried to “weaponize” the vehicle during a traffic stop. The agency says one of the two is associated with Tren de Aragua, a violent criminal gang with roots in Venezuela, and the other is a suspected member of the gang.

The agency identified one of the suspects as Luis David Nico Moncada, a “criminal illegal alien from Venezuela and suspected Tren de Aragua gang member” and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras, a “criminal illegal alien from Venezuela and is associated with Tren de Aragua.”

CNN and some other outlets reported the pair as a “married couple.” However, the........

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