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911 caller reported man doing quick-draws with gun in Lents Park leading up to fatal shooting by Portland police
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A 911 caller reported that a man in Lents Park was “acting like James Bond” and “like a cowboy” by doing quick-draws with a gun but not pointing it at anybody, responding Portland police Officer Zachary DeLong told dispatchers.
Only minutes later, DeLong shot and killed Robert Douglas Delgado, 46, according to a timeline and a dispatch recording released Monday by police of the fatal shooting last Friday.
DeLong arrived at the park
at 9:36 a.m.
and alerted dispatch that he saw the man by the east side of the park, with no shirt on and black pants, according to the radio transmissions. The officer
Portland police ID officer, man fatally shot in Lents Parks April 17 2021
Eight-year veteran Officer Zacary Delong is on administrative leave after killing a Robert Delgado, who was reported to have been pointing a gun.
The Portland police officer who killed a man reportedly carrying a replica firearm in Lents Park on Friday, April 16, has been identified.
He is Officer Zachary Delong, an eight-year veteran of the Portland Police Bureau assigned to East Precinct. Delong remains on administrative leave during the investigation into the shooting as per bureau policy.
On Saturday, police also ID d the man who was fatally shot by police as 46-year-old Robert Douglas Delgado.
Portland police ID officer, man fatally shot in Lents Parks April 17 2021
Eight-year veteran Officer Zacary Delong is on administrative leave after killing a Robert Delgado, who was reported to have been pointing a gun.
The Portland police officer who killed a man reportedly carrying a replica firearm in Lents Park on Friday, April 16, has been identified.
He is Officer Zachary Delong, an eight-year veteran of the Portland Police Bureau assigned to East Precinct. Delong remains on administrative leave during the investigation into the shooting as per bureau policy.
On Saturday, police also ID d the man who was fatally shot by police as 46-year-old Robert Douglas Delgado.
Protesters rally after Portland cop kills man in Lents Park April 16 2021
UPDATE: Protesters gather at Southeast Portland park after police fatally shoot a white male on Friday morning.
The Portland Police Bureau said an officer killed a man in Lents Park early Friday, April 16.
According to the bureau, East Precinct officers responded to a call of an armed male, who is believed to be white, around 9:30 a.m. After officers arrived, both less lethal and lethal force was used against the man. Two officers deployed less lethal 40 mm rounds and one officer used lethal force.
Authorities have not verified that the man was armed, saying specifically that a caller, presumably a member of the public, told police there was an adult white male pointing a gun.