Police in El Cajon, California, fatally shoot black man

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published 28 September 2016

A black man was fatally shot by police in El Cajon, California, on Tuesday afternoon, after officers responded to a call saying that he was "not acting like himself" and endangering himself by walking in traffic.

Officers say Alfred Orlango, 30, "failed to comply" when they arrived on the scene, and allegedly kept his hands in his pockets as he paced around. He then "rapidly drew an object from his front pants pocket, placed both hands together, and extended them rapidly toward the officer," police say. One of the officers responded by discharging a Taser, while the other officer shot the man multiple times.