Police shoot, kill man in San Diego area; protesters gather
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — A black man reportedly acting erratically at a strip mall in suburban San Diego was shot and killed by police after pulling an object from his pocket, pointing it at officers and assuming a "shooting stance," authorities said.
One of the officers tried and failed to subdue the unidentified man with a stun gun before the other officer fired several times, El Cajon Police Chief Jeff Davis said at a late night news conference. Davis would not say what the object was, but acknowledged it was not a weapon.
Before police announced the death, dozens of protesters gathered at the shooting scene, with some claiming the man was shot with his hands raised. Police disputed that and produced a frame from cell phone video taken by a witness at the scene that appeared to show the man in the "shooting stance" as two officers approached with guns drawn.
The fatal shooting comes just weeks after black men were shot and killed by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and in Charlotte, North Carolina, where violent protests broke out. The El Cajon protest was angry but peaceful. Several dozen people, most of them black, gathered and some cursed at officers guarding the scene.
They chanted "black lives matter!" and "hands up, don't shoot!" In a statement, El Cajon police said they "would like to assure the community that a complete and thorough investigation will be completed."
Davis urged the community to remain calm and said the investigation will be thorough. "This will be transparent," he said. "This will be looked at by multiple sets of eyes, and not just ours."
The district attorney was on scene and also will investigate. Police said they were called to the mall about 15 miles east of San Diego shortly after 2 p.m. after receiving calls of a man who was "not acting like himself" and walking in traffic. They say he refused "multiple" orders to take his hand from his pocket.
Police Shoot, Kill Man in San Diego Area; Protesters Gather - ABC News
No surprise that the cops in the USA shoot when they feel threatned
Fallen officers: 38 shot dead in the line of duty in 2016
(CNN)The killing of a Tennessee police officer Thursday brought the number of U.S. law enforcement officers shot to death this year to 38 -- well ahead of last year's pace.
Maryville police Officer Kenny Moats, 32, was shot outside a home while responding to a report of domestic violence, police said.
The 38 shooting deaths from January 1 through August 26 represent a 58% increase over the number (24) for the same period in 2015, the fund said.
The 2016 shootings have spanned the nation, from California to Massachusetts, and they've almost equaled the number of firearms-related police deaths in all of 2015. According to the fund, firearms were responsible for 41 of 123 officer fatalities in 2015.
The decade's highest total came in 2011, with 73 officers shot dead.
This year's shooting deaths include a 28-year-old officer on her first day on the job and a 65-year-old sheriff's corporal who was about to retire. Here's a look at all the officers shot and killed in the line of duty this year, as of August 26:
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