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Border Patrol Shooting: Venezuelans Charged After High-Speed Incident
2/3/2026
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Story summary
- On January 8, 2026, a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot two Venezuelan nationals outside Adventist Health Portland in Southeast Portland, Oregon.
- Surveillance footage shows Luis Niño-Moncada attempting to flee by ramming a Border Patrol vehicle.
- Niño-Moncada faces aggravated assault and damaging federal property charges.
- Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras pleaded guilty to illegal entry.
- The FBI is investigating the shooting, with state authorities assisting.
