by Alex Zielinski • Apr 23, 2021 at 4:34 pm
Attorney J. Ashlee Albies speaks during an afternoon press conference. Behind her stands family members of Robert Delgado. Alex Zielinski
The family of Robert Delgado, the 46-year-old man killed by a Portland police officer last week, are calling for a special investigation into Delgado s death. We are seeking justice, said Skyler Delgado, one of Robert s four children, speaking at an afternoon press conference outside the downtown Portland office of civil rights attorney J. Ashlee Albies. Albies is currently representing Delgado s family in their pursuit for justice.
According to Albies, the family has asked Governor Kate Brown and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Delgado s killing by Portland police officer Zachary DeLong. Albies explained that this is the legal tool Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison used to address the invest