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San Diego police release Alfred Olango shooting videos | San Diego police release Alfred Olango shooting videos |
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A California police department has released two videos of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man outside a shopping centre on Tuesday. | |
The footage shows two officers confronting Alfred Olango before one of them shoots him dead in a car park in the San Diego suburb of El Cajon. | |
The police said the man, a Ugandan refugee, had been behaving erratically at the time. | |
But his mother said he was having a mental breakdown and needed help. | But his mother said he was having a mental breakdown and needed help. |
The shooting of Mr Olango led to violent protests in El Cajon. | |
Alfred Olango 'pointed e-cigarette' | Alfred Olango 'pointed e-cigarette' |
US police shootings: How many die each year? | US police shootings: How many die each year? |
Why do US police keeping killing unarmed black men? | Why do US police keeping killing unarmed black men? |
Police said they shot the 38-year-old when he pulled an object that turned out to be an e-cigarette from his pocket and pointed it at a police officer. | Police said they shot the 38-year-old when he pulled an object that turned out to be an e-cigarette from his pocket and pointed it at a police officer. |
One of the videos of the incident was recorded by a surveillance camera mounted at the window of a drive-through restaurant, while another came from the mobile phone of a bystander. | One of the videos of the incident was recorded by a surveillance camera mounted at the window of a drive-through restaurant, while another came from the mobile phone of a bystander. |
In the second video, which lasts less than 20 seconds, a woman can be heard shouting: "Officer don't shoot him!" before at least four shots ring out and she screams. | In the second video, which lasts less than 20 seconds, a woman can be heard shouting: "Officer don't shoot him!" before at least four shots ring out and she screams. |
El Cajon police chief Jeff Davis said Mr Olango died after one officer fired an electronic stun gun and another officer simultaneously fired his firearm several times. | El Cajon police chief Jeff Davis said Mr Olango died after one officer fired an electronic stun gun and another officer simultaneously fired his firearm several times. |