Lents Park

Lents Park is a 38.07-acre (15.41 ha) in southeast Portland, Oregon's Lents neighborhood, United States. The park was acquired in 1914.[1] The park is home to Charles B. Walker Stadium, and has a new playground to replace one built in the 1970s.[2]

Lents Park
The park in 2020
LocationPortland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates45°29′14″N 122°34′14″W
Established1914

Lents Park was the site of at least one Black Lives Matter demonstration in 2020.[3]

In April 2021, a man was shot in Lents Park by the police that responded to multiple calls about a man with a gun in the park. A replica gun was recovered.[4][5] The Oregonian reported the man is a white male in 30s and commented that they don't normally disclose the race unless there is relevance, but provided an explanation that it came in the middle of several high-profile police involved shooting of black males.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Lents Park". Portland Parks & Recreation. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. "New Lents Park Playground opens | East PDX News". eastpdxnews.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  3. "Police declare riot in North Portland after union headquarters briefly set on fire". kgw.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  4. "Portland police kill man at Lents Park in Portland". opb. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  5. Bernstein, Maxine (2021-04-16). "Portland police fatally shoot man in Lents Park". oregonlive. Retrieved 2021-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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