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The Department of Homeland Security says border agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop and that the driver was a suspected member of the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua,
They say the driver, quote, weaponised the vehicle and that the agent fired in self-defence.
The condition of the two people shot, a man and a woman, are unknown.
The shooting comes just a day after ICE agents shot and killed mother-of-three Renee Good in Minneapolis, a killing which is sparking protests across the country.
In New York, marchers demanded ICE leave their city.
One protester holds a sign that reads, you can't shoot us all.
The killing of Renee Good has become the latest Rorschach test in a polarized America.
The Trump administration says it was self-defense and that she tried to run over officers.
But video verified by Reuters and local officials are casting serious doubt on that account, showing the driver turning away from officers when shots were fired.
But even if the ICE agent were found to be at fault, any hopes of accountability is slim, according to our legal reporter, Jack Queen.
Those protections also make any potential civil cases less likely as well.
The Russian military says it's fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile in an air attack on Ukraine's energy facilities and drone sites.
It's a rarer deployment of one of the country's most advanced weapons.
The Orishnik missile can contain multiple warheads and carry either conventional or nuclear payloads.
While Russia did not say where the Orishnik hit, Russian drone attacks on Thursday plunged two regions into near total blackout.
While in Kyiv, Russian drones killed at least four people overnight.
Rio Tinto is in talks to buy Glencore to create the world's biggest mining company.
Peter Devlin from our sister Markit's podcast Morning Bit is here with the latest.
So Peter, why is takeover fever gripping this sector?
You can catch Morning Bid wherever you get your podcasts.