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Mother of black man shot by police speaks of her anguish

Alfred Olango's family gathered with lawyers and religious leaders and urged people to continue demonstrating but implored them to do it peacefully to honor his memory. [...] police say he failed to put his hands up and comply with orders, finally pulling an e-cigarette device from his pocket and pointing it directly at the officer who shot him. The El Cajon mayor defended the decision to release the single frame, saying it accurately represented the situation the two officers faced. Wells said he reached that decision with the police chief and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis to release the image to counter reports from people saying Olango had his hands in the air and was begging not to be shot. The San Diego district attorney's office, which controls when videos of officer-involved shootings are released, said there is no time frame for when it will release the video. The fatal shooting happened less than two weeks after black men were shot and killed by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Charlotte, North Carolina, where violent protests broke out.

 

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