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Title: Protests continue in El Cajon after deadly officer-involved shooting Post by: apples on September 30, 2016, 12:25:04 PM http://www.cbs8.com/story/33278742/protests-continue-in-el-cajon-after-deadly-officer-involved-shooting
Quote EL CAJON (CNS) - Protests of the fatal police shooting of a Ugandan emigre at an El Cajon strip mall turned violent Thursday night, prompting the arrests of two men and the use of pepper balls by officers to disperse the crowd of about 50 to 75. The third night of demonstrations over the death of 38-year-old Alfred Olango, which protesters maintain was unwarranted and racially motivated, started heating up around 8 p.m. in the area of North Mollison Avenue and Broadway where police said the crowd occupied the intersection. The protesters stopped vehicles, broke car windows and knocked a motorcyclist off his motorcycle, according to Lt. Rob Ransweiler of the El Cajon Police Department. The ECPD received numerous 911 calls about the disturbance in the intersection and a group of officers from the multi-agency |