At a social justice demonstration on Wednesday, Portland Police Chief Bob Day formally apologized for a number of communication blunders he made following the mass shooting in Normandale Park, claiming the missteps had hurt those grieving.
According to Day, news reports published in the hours following the shooting in Northeast Portland on February 19, 2022, portrayed the victims as armed demonstrators when, in reality, they were unarmed traffic safety volunteers known as corkers.
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