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Expecting Civil Unrest Around Chauvin Verdict, Portland Police Now Reckon With a Killing by One of Their Own In some ways, the killing of Robert Delgado by Officer Zachary DeLong recalled the struggles of the Portland Police Bureau long before the George Floyd protests.
A Portland police officer observes an April 17 protest from the roof of the East Precinct parking garage. (Wesley Lapointe)
Updated 8:43 PM
As the nation awaits a verdict in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Portland finds itself in a particularly volatile spot.