SAN DIEGO (AP) — A suburban San Diego police officer won’t face criminal charges for fatally shooting a disturbed Black man, a prosecutor announced Tuesday, saying the officer had reason to believe he was in danger when the man suddenly raised both hands and pointed what appeared to be a weapon but actually was an […]
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California Police Show Videos of Fatal Shooting of Alfred Olango
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — Police released two videos Friday showing an officer fatally shooting an unarmed Black man in a San Diego suburb and said they hoped showing the footage would ease escalating tensions. Authorities watch a video of the shooting scene at a news conference on Friday Sept. 30, 2016, in El Cajon, […]
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US Twice Tried to Deport Man Killed by Police in California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities twice tried to deport a Black man who was fatally shot by police in a San Diego suburb this week but his native Uganda refused to take him. This undated cellphone photo released by Dan Gilleon, the attorney for the family of Alfred Olango, shows Alfred Olango, the Ugandan […]