EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) – The Latest on a police shooting of an unarmed black man in a San Diego suburb (all times local):
12:55 p.m.
Police say they will release videos of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by an officer in a San Diego suburb.
The release expected later Friday comes after protesters and the family of the dead man demanded to see the full cellphone video from which a single frame had been released showing the man in what was described as a “shooting stance.”
They claimed the image had been “cherry-picked” to support the police version of the shooting.
A police statement said the video and an unspecified surveillance video will be distributed at a 2 p.m. PDT briefing at the El Cajon Police Department.
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10:50 a.m.
Pastors have led dozens of people in a prayer for healing in a San Diego suburb following days of angry and sometimes violent protests over the police killing of an unarmed black man.
Ministers on Friday said they are hurting over the death of Ugandan refugee Alfred Olango and called for unity outside El Cajon police headquarters.
Police say Olango was fatally shot after he quickly drew an object from his pocket and pointed it at an officer in a “shooting stance.” Police were responding to a report of a mentally unstable man.
Clergy emphasized that diversity is a strength in the community where thousands of refugees make their home. Minsters who attended had immigrated from Jordan, Vietnam and Iraq.
One minister speaking in Arabic called for peace.