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Portland Man Killed by Police Was Homeless in Lents: “He Was So Scared of Cops” Court records show Robert Delgado was a familiar figure to officers in Portland’s East Precinct. Robert Douglas Delgado. (Courtesy of Portland Police Bureau) Updated 9:25 PM Court records show the man fatally shot by police in Lents Park on Friday morning was camping on the streets of East Portland, where he regularly interacted with police. “He’s had such a hard life,” she told an OPB reporter. “He’s always thinking the cops are after him. The CIA, the feds. He was so scared of cops.”
Riot declared in Portland protests after police kill man wbrz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbrz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Family of man shot by police Friday said he had ‘rough life,’ and was ‘always afraid of police’
Updated 9:33 PM;
Today 8:28 PM
A small makeshift memorial with candles, flowers and messages has sprouted along a chainlink fence at Lents Park for Robert Delgado. Portland Police fatally shot Delgado Friday morning at the park. Mark Graves/The Oregonian
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Paulette Martin stood on Saturday evening near a makeshift memorial for her brother, Robert Douglas Delgado, who police shot and killed at Lents Park on Friday.
Martin was moved by the outpouring of support for her 46-year-old brother, who she said suffered from mental illness and substance abuse.
Apr 18, 2021
A group marches along the Hawthorne Bridge after meeting at Salmon Street Springs and listening to several Black and Indigenous speakers talk, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Portland, Ore. Police in Portland, said Saturday they arrested several people after declaring a riot Friday night when protesters smashed windows, burglarized businesses and set multiple fires during demonstrations that started after police fatally shot a man while responding to reports of a person with a gun. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)
By SARA CLINE and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Police in Portland, Oregon, said Saturday they arrested four people after declaring a riot Friday night when protesters smashed windows, burglarized businesses and set multiple fires during demonstrations that started after police fatally shot a man while responding to reports of a person with a gun.
Police ask for help identifying Portland, Oregon, rioters berkshireeagle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from berkshireeagle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.