Family Files Lawsuit After Man Is Killed Aiming 3″ Silver Barrel At Police

By Bob Owens

When law enforcement officers are dispatched to a location and a suspect draws an object out of his pocket with a 3″ silver barrel and points it directly at the head of an officer in a classic isosceles shooting stance, officers on the scene have only one rational response.

They shoot to stop the threat.

That is precisely what took place at Broadway Village Shopping Center in El Cajon (CA) in late September, but that isn’t sitting well with Olango’s family, who have filed a civil suit against the El Cajon Police Department over Olango’s death.

The wife and daughters of Alfred Olango, the unarmed black man who was fatally shot in an encounter with police in September, filed a claim Thursday accusing the El Cajon Police Department of excessive force and negligence, saying the officers had no credible reason to use such violence against him.

It is the second claim to be filed in the shooting. A claim is a precursor to a lawsuit in state or federal court.

“We are here for one reason and one reason only: We don’t want another family to go through this,” Los Angeles-based attorney Brian Dunn said at a news conference in San Diego that outlined …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms