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 […]
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Mother of Black Man Shot by Police Speaks of Her Anguish
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — The anguished mother of a man killed by police in a San Diego suburb said she could not believe her family left violence-wracked Uganda only to have her son shot to death in the United States. Pamela Benge, center, spoke of her son, Alfred Olango (inset photo), at a press […]
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Police Fatally Shoot Another Black Man, This Time in San Diego Area; Protesters Gather
(Updated 9/28/2016) EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — A Black man reportedly acting erratically at a strip mall in suburban San Diego was shot and killed by police after pulling an object from his pocket, pointing it at officers and assuming a “shooting stance,” authorities said. One man holds his fist up as others yell at […]