Three hours ago, another black man in America lost his life to police. This time in El Cajon, California.
Alfred Olango’s sister called 911 because her brother was having a mental health crisis. She called three times over the course of an hour and a half. Her brother was reportedly wandering in traffic.
When police arrived, witnesses describe Olango as terrified. They claim he seemed confused and repeated “don’t shoot, don’t shoot, don’t shoot”. They say he appeared to be having a seizure.
Police claim he was acting erratic and failed to comply with orders to put his hands up. They say he pointed “something” at them. They shot him multiple times. They killed him.
Alfred Olango was not armed.
In cellphone footage of the event, Olango’s sister can be heard screaming, “I called for help, I didn’t call for you guys to kill him!”
Demonstrations outside the El Cajon police station have begun.
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