Federal prosecutors disclose newly obtained security videos with partial views of January 8 Border Patrol shooting

Newly obtained footage emerges after earlier filings said no video had been found

Federal prosecutors say investigators have obtained security-camera videos that capture only partial views of a January 8, 2026, shooting by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Portland, a development that contrasts with earlier court filings stating no video footage had been located.

In a court filing dated Tuesday, prosecutors wrote that agents determined “video footage obtained gave partial views of the incident.” The shooting took place in the parking lot outside Adventist Health Primary Care in East Portland, during what federal officials have described as a targeted immigration enforcement stop.

What is known about the shooting and the people involved

Federal authorities have identified Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras as the subject of the immigration operation. She was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by Luis Nino-Moncada. Both were shot and wounded, hospitalized and later arrested.

Nino-Moncada is charged in federal court with aggravated assault on a federal employee with a deadly or dangerous weapon and depredation of federal property exceeding $1,000. He has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors allege he attempted to flee and repeatedly reversed the pickup into a federal law enforcement vehicle, causing significant damage and placing agents at risk.

Zambrano-Contreras has faced a federal misdemeanor case related to illegal entry. She later pleaded guilty and received a sentence of one year of probation, including monitoring and curfew conditions, following a court appearance conducted by video while she was in immigration detention in Tacoma, Washington.

How the videos were obtained

Earlier in the case, an FBI affidavit stated there was no body-worn camera footage from six Border Patrol agents present and that investigators had not located surveillance video from nearby fixed cameras. Prosecutors now say the government conducted extensive follow-up efforts, including inquiries to nearby businesses.

According to the court filing, agents made initial inquiries on January 11 to surrounding businesses, including Fora Health, and concluded at that time that no relevant footage existed. On January 20, the FBI served a subpoena on Fora Health seeking security-camera recordings. Agents later received four videos and began reviewing them using technology to zoom and enlarge the view. After determining the recordings provided partial views, investigators disclosed the videos to federal prosecutors, who informed defense counsel.

What comes next in court

The videos’ limited perspective means key questions may remain contested, including the precise sequence of movements in the parking lot and the timing of the shots. Defense attorneys have also sought additional video, audio, and records from security contractors, the medical facility, and responding police officers with body-worn cameras.

• Date of shooting: January 8, 2026
• Location: Adventist Health Primary Care area, East Portland
• New evidence: Four security videos described as showing partial views
• Status: Nino-Moncada remains charged and has pleaded not guilty; Zambrano-Contreras has been sentenced to probation for illegal entry

The newly disclosed videos are expected to become a focal point in pretrial litigation over what happened in the moments before the agent fired.