Portland Police Say They Want Body Cameras, But Can t Afford Them After $15M Budget Cut Newsweek 3 hrs ago Julia Marnin © Nathan Howard/Getty Images A protester argues with a Portland riot officer following the police shooting of a homeless man in Lents Park on April 16, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. The shooting comes amid heightened tensions between police and activists as the country awaits a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. Portland police have said they want body cameras but cannot afford them after their police budget was cut by millions in 2020, the Associated Press reported.
Police in Portland, Oregon, have said they want body cameras but cannot afford them after a $15 million budget cut last year in a city that has experienced numerous racial justice protests, the
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Shooting highlights lack of body cams among Portland police
SARA CLINE, Associated Press/Report for America
May 5, 2021
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1of3FILE - In this Friday, April 16, 2021, file photo, law enforcement personnel work at the scene following a police-involved shooting of a man at Lents Park, in Portland, Ore. Police fatally shot a man in the city park Friday, April 30, 2021 after responding to reports of a person with a gun. Unlike shootings involving police around the country there was no body camera footage of this encounter. Portland, which has become the epicenter of racial justice protests, is one of the few major U.S. cities where police do not have body cameras. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP, File)Mark Graves/APShow MoreShow Less
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Two police officers raised their weapons while sheltering behind a tree in a Portland, Ore., park. They yelled at a homeless man to put up his hands. Moments later, two shots rang out. The man collapsed onto the grassy field.
A replica gun with an orange tip was found at the scene April 16. But some key details are unclear, including whether the fake weapon was in Robert Delgado’s possession during the deadly encounter, or if he pointed it at officers.
Police have been tight-lipped, citing an ongoing investigation, and the only video from the scene 11 minutes of video taken by bystanders, not officers shows just a portion of what happened.
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