PORTLAND, OR (CBS 58) -- According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), two people were shot by U.S. Border Patrol in Portland, Oregon Thursday, Jan. 8.

DHS says the agents were conducting a targeted traffic stop, and when agents identified themselves to the vehicle passengers, when the driver attempted to run over the agents using the car. The agent then fired a defensive shot and the driver drove off.

The two people shot are believed to be a part of the Venezuelan gang called Tren de Aragua, according to DHS.

According to the Portland Police Bureau in a press release, officers responded to a report of a shooting along Southeast Main Street in Portland, Oregon. 

Officers state that around 2:24 p.m. that they got information that a man was shot and requesting help near 146th Ave. and E. Burnside. When they arrived, they found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds. The officers provided aid and they were transported to a local hospital. 

Their conditions are unknown at this time. 

Local law enforcement was able to confirm that the shooting involved federal agents. Portland police were not involved in the original incident.

In a press conference Thursday, Portland Police Bureau Chief Robert Day states that it is a federal investigation and is being led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and that local police are cooperating with the investigation. 

Chief Day stated that local police doesn't know at this time if the situation is an immigration related event. 

"This is early on," said Chief Day. "We do not know the cause, but we are engaged and hopefully will have more information as the evening unfolds."