Alfred Olango Research Paper

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Alfred Olango, a black defenceless man, was shot dead by El Cajon police near San Diego, California due to a unacceptable opened fire. This was partly due to his race. A reason for the occurrence of this incident is that Olango, as stated by his mother, was suffering a “mental breakdown”, regarding the death of his best friend. Due to Olango’s “mental breakdown” he had began to wander among the traffic. Olango’s sister had contacted the police several times, yet they responded an hour later. At the arrival of the officers, it took them a minute, at the most, to begin this shooting. After reviewing the video of this unfortunate incident, the weapon thought to be was a 4 inch vape pen (electronic cigarette).
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