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In local news:

• A new report shows that the federal agents sent to Portland to defend the courthouse last summer lacked proper training or use of force policies. Of course, if you were there last summer, you don't need a report to tell you that.

• In Oregon, the "guilty, guilty, guilty" verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial has been met with "cautious elation" from civil rights activists across the state, per OPB.

• Head's up: There's another election in Oregon next month! If you want the chance to weigh in on school board races, ballot measures and more, you'll need to make sure you're properly registered to vote by Tuesday, April 27.

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Portland police abolitionists display the name of a 16-year-old Black teen fatally shot by police in Ohio yesterday. Suzette Smith

GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND! I know that we are upside down, so hold your tongue and hear me out. I know that we were made to break... so what? I don't mind. LET'S GO TO PRESS.

IN LOCAL NEWS:

• As the three guilty verdicts of former Office Derek Chauvin (who murdered George Floyd) were being announced, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced a 24-hour "state of emergency" across Portland, fearing widespread protest and potential violence. Mercury contributor Suzette Smith was on the ground last night, and files this report:

On the night following the verdict of the Derrick Chauvin trial, around a hundred people gathered in front of the Justice Center in Portland's downtown. In their chants they demanded nothing less than total abolition of the police. On their lips was the name of Ma’Khia Bryant, a Black 16-year-old shot by a police officer in Ohio—news that broke on social media just as the Derrick Chauvin verdict was announced.

Of the hundred gathered downtown, 60 or so broke off to march through the streets, breaking windows, painting graffiti, and starting at least one trash can fire. When police attempted to intercept the march, one of the demonstrators decked a Portland police sergeant, which led to his arrest. Portland Police say they made two arrests last night in total.

• Required reading of the day:

Open Letter: A Call-In To The Portland Protest Communityhttps://t.co/lPgRsojtyJ

— We Out Here Magazine (@weoutherenet) April 20, 2021

Celebrations and tears following the announcement that former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd. SARAH SILBIGER / GETTY IMAGES

Here's your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin'!)

THE BIG STORY:
• After deliberating for less than a day, the jury in the Derek Chauvin murder trial has returned with a verdict: GUILTY ON ALL THREE COUNTS (unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter) in the slow, excruciating, and cruel death of George Floyd. Until his sentencing in three weeks (for which he could get up to 40 years in prison), former Officer Chauvin has been remanded to custody. While many are rejoicing that the jury made the right and moral call (especially because it involves the police who routinely get away with killing suspects), Floyd is still dead, and people—particularly those of color—are still being routinely killed by cops on a regular basis.

Justice is George Floyd still being alive today. Justice is Black people not being hunted by the police.

But this verdict is important.

#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd

— Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) April 20, 2021

IN LOCAL NEWS:

• Moments before a jury declared Derek Chauvin guilty for the murder of George Floyd, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced a 24-hour-long state of emergency across Portland. But "regardless of the verdict," Wheeler said, it was important to prepare for demonstrations and potential criminal activity, in light of recent demonstrations by police abolitionists. Our Alex Zielinski has the details.

Wheeler also tells Portlanders to secure their dumpsters, picnic tables, and turn their security cameras on.

— Alex Zielinski (@alex_zee) April 20, 2021

The increased police presence in my neighborhood right now —cars, helicopters, on foot—make this verdict feel so hollow. They can still terrorize our neighborhoods with impunity, one of them being found guilty has not changed that.

— Christina Grace (@C_GraceT) April 20, 2021

• The Portland Police Bureau has released dispatch audio recordings detailing the minutes leading up to the moment Officer Zachary DeLong fatally shot 46-year-old Robert Delgado at Lents Park last Friday, as well as making public photos of a replica handgun they allege Delgado was carrying at the time of his death. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this new information raises even more questions about what really happened. Our Alex Zielinski has more.

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Good morning, Portland! Happy 4/20 to all who celebrate—may I suggest pairing a $2 pizza slice with a stoner short film festival, as God intended?

Here are the headlines.

• The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) released audio from its radio dispatches related to the fatal police shooting of Portlander Robert Delgado in Lents Park yesterday. The audio reveals new information about the 911 call that led to the shooting, the responding officers' initial response, and the immediate aftermath.

• All Oregonians 16 and older became COVID-19 vaccine-eligible yesterday, but actually getting a vaccine appointment can be daunting. If you're in that boat, take a look at these helpful tips—and remember that even if you have to wait a couple extra weeks, your vaccination is finally in sight!

• Protesters marched for George Floyd in Northeast Portland last night. Some members of the protest group broke windows at the Blazers Boys and Girls Club and other businesses, but the person who broke windows at the Boys and Girls Club was quickly shut down by other protesters.