US federal agents shot and wounded two people in the western city of Portland, Oregon on Thursday, local police said.

“Two people are in the hospital following a shooting involving federal agents,” a statement from Portland Police said, one day after an American woman was shot dead by an immigration officer in Minneapolis, sparking widespread anger.

The local police force — which stressed its officers were not involved in the shooting — said they had received calls for help mid-afternoon.

“Officers responded and found a male and female with apparent gunshot wounds. Officers applied a tourniquet and summoned emergency medical personnel,” the statement said.