In 2021, a police officer shot and killed Robert Delgado, a homeless man who lived in Lents Park. His son is suing the city of Portland over his father's death.
The son of a man shot and killed by Portland police in 2021 has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and the responsible police officer.
The son of a man killed by Portland Police at Lents Park in 2021 is suing the city over his father’s death. Skyler Delgado, the son of Robert Delgado, filed a complaint in district court Tuesday, April 11, alleging civil rights violations, wrongful death, and battery on behalf of his late father. The lawsuit comes nearly two years after Robert Delgado’s death. Delgado, 46, was fatally shot while experiencing a mental health crisis that led.