Background
Hazelwood is home to many immigrant families. Local residents said that immigration agents did not have heavy ground presence in Hazelwood in recent weeks. [2]
The Bria Apartment complex from which the victims called emergency services was, according to a resident, safe and did not experience any gang-like activity. [6]
The shooting also took place less than 1 day after the Killing of Renee Good.
Incident
Hazelwood neighborhood in Portland, Oregon
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2:15 p.m.; Location of shooting in the parking lot of
Adventist Health Portland ■
2:24 p.m.; Location of emergency call at Northeast 146th Avenue and East Burnside
According to the DHS the couple were subjected to a "targeted vehicle stop" by CBP agents in the parking lot of Adventist Health Portland adjacent Southeast Main Street. [14] [15] [16] They claimed that after agents identified themselves to the vehicle occupant, the driver of the vehicle, Nico-Moncada, reportedly attempted to run over the CBP agents. [7] [14] One witness, however, claims the couple drove away after agents banged on their vehicle's window. [17] Right after the shots were fired, Nico-Moncada struck a black sedan with his car in the process of driving away. [7] DHS first claimed that the agent fired "a defensive shot," which DHS secretary Tricia McLaughlin later revised to multiple "shots," [10] "fearing for his life and safety," [14] which as a result hit the man in the arm and the woman in the chest at approximately 2:15 p.m. local time. [15] [16] [18] One witness said they heard five gunshots, with officers having boxed in the vehicle which they followed into the parking lot. [10] [17] Emergency personnel later confirmed that the man had suffered not one, but two gunshot wounds. [7] [9]
Portland officers responded to the report of a shooting at approximately 2:18 p.m. [5] [14] [19] They arrived outside the Adventist hospital campus shortly after. [4] [16] [20] However, the couple drove away from the scene of the incident after the shooting before the husband called 911 for help, claiming they were shot by Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents. [1] [15] [18] [21] At 2:24, officers received his distress call from outside the Bria Apartments complex where they lived, [2] [7] located on Northeast 146th Avenue and East Burnside Street, [5] approximately 2 to 3 miles away from the scene of the shooting. [4] [14] [15] [22] Police discovered both conscious [7] with apparent gunshot wounds, [5] [14] [19] applied a tourniquet, and called for emergency medical personnel. [23] [24] Witnesses saw ambulances parked in front of the apartment complex and said the couple "appeared conscious" as they were loaded into the ambulances. [2] [7] They were transported to a local hospital shortly after, [5] [21] [19] and medical technicians rushing them to the hospital described both as Spanish speakers. [7] [18]
Local officers said no federal officers involved in the shooting were at the scene when they arrived. [7] No federal agents were injured in the shooting. [11] By 9 January, both had undergone surgery and were in stable condition. [6] Later that day, Nico-Moncada was released from the hospital and was taken into FBI custody. [25]
Investigation
Hours after the incident, [26] Oregon Attorney General, Dan Rayfield, said that the Oregon Department of Justice had opened an investigation the day of the shooting. [5] [19] [27] Rayfield stated the investigation would draw from interviews with witnesses and video evidence to determine if CBP agents had exceeded their lawful authority in the shooting. [7] [14] [26] He also said the FBI had opened a "concurrent" investigation, hoping that "cooperation will continue." [7]
Portland Police Chief Bob Day said that they did not know which federal department was involved. Day added that local officers were providing "investigative support and perimeter support" that was "minimal" to the FBI-led investigation. [9] [13] Day later stated that the couple's possible connection to the gang "in no way draws a throughline" to the shooting. [6] However, Day stated that Zambrano-Contreras was previously arrested for prostitution in Washington County after police served her search warrant and during which Nico-Moncada was present. [6]
Independent investigations found Nico-Moncada had an open DUI case in Washington County filed in early December 2025. He also had a number of speeding tickets in Multnomah County. Zambrano-Conreras was listed was listed as a witness in grant jury proceedings. Court records also showed that Nico-Moncada has a protective order against Zambrano-Contreras in November 2025 after he wrote that she hit him with her car and told people she would kill him the next time she saw him. Although the judge approved the request, the couple remained together. [25]
Aftermath
The evening of the shooting, about 400 people gathered for a candlelight vigil outside Portland City Hall, [2] [6] organized by the Portland chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. [28] Ana Muñoz, the director of community defense at the Portland-based Latino Network announced the organization would support the couple and their children. [6]
Hundreds gathered outside the waterfront Portland ICE facility to protest, [9] [13] [18] [6] which the police moved protesters from before 9 p.m., [18] later making six arrests for disorderly conduct. [6] [29] 60-90 protesters remained around the facility at midnight but roads were clear. [13]
Reactions
Federal
Oregon senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden both publicly responded to the shooting. Merkley stated, "Please keep protests of Trump's ICE/CBP peaceful, as Trump wants to generate riots. Don't take the bait." Wyden stated that Trump's "deployment of federal agents in my hometown is clearly inflaming violence – and must end". [12]
Representative Suzanne Bonamici stated, "Minneapolis yesterday, Portland today. This violence must stop now. Those responsible must be investigated – and not just by Kash Patel’s FBI — and held accountable." Representative Maxine Dexter stated, "ICE has done nothing but inject terror, chaos, and cruelty into our communities. Trump’s immigration machine is using violence to control our communities—straight out of the authoritarian playbook. ICE must immediately end all active operations in Portland." Representative Janelle Bynum stated, "This isn’t law enforcement, it’s state-sponsored terrorism. Stop fucking with us." [30]
Local officials
Mayor Keith Wilson and Governor Tina Kotek held a press conference. [14] [2] Day said, "We understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but I am asking the community to remain calm as we work to learn more." [22] [24] Addressing federal agents, Oregon state senator Kayse Jama said, "This is Oregon. We do not need you, you are not welcome and you need to get the hell out of our community." [4] [9] In a statement, Wilson said, "We cannot sit by while constitutional protections erode and bloodshed mounts. Portland is not a 'training ground' for militarized agents, and the 'full force' threatened by the administration has deadly consequences. As Mayor, I call on ICE to end all operations in Portland until a full investigation can be completed." [31] Kotek described the shooting as a "terrible, unnecessary violent event," placing blame at the Trump Administration's deployment of federal agents to Portland. [32] However, she also would call for a greater investigation in order to establish the specific details of the incident. [32]
The Portland City Council was meeting on the afternoon of the shooting, and went into recess immediately upon receiving word of the incident. District 1 councilors Candace Avalos, Jamie Dunphy, and Loretta Smith issued a joint statement, referring to the shooting as "part of a pattern of violence that we have seen too many times across our country." [16] Separately, Dunphy said, "We have a clear pattern of disinformation coming out of the federal government." [33]
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners stated, "What we can say now is enough is enough. The terror and violence ICE is causing in our neighborhoods must end now." [20]
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