The FBI is leading the investigation into the shootings in Portland, Oregon

Two people shot by US federal agents in Portland, Oregon

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US federal agents shot two people in ⁠Portland yesterday, police said, adding that they were taken to hospital and their conditions were ‍not known.

"Two people are in the hospital following a shooting involving federal agents," Portland police said in a statement.

Police said it was not involved in the incident.

An ABC News affiliate reported that agents involved in the shooting were US Customs and Border ⁠Protection agents and that the FBI was leading the probe.

"Their (people ⁠who were shot) conditions are unknown. Officers have determined the two people ⁠were ‍injured ⁠in the shooting involving federal agents," police said in its statement.

"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," police chief Bob Day said.