Family of man shot by police Friday said he had ‘rough life,’ and was ‘always afraid of police’

Lents Park vigil for Robert Delgado

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

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.

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