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Related: About this forumPolice Shoot 'Erratic' Man in El Cajon Parking Lot
El Cajon police said they fired on a man described as "erratic" in the parking lot of a shopping center in El Cajon. Dozens of officers swarmed the Broadway Village Shopping Center; the gunfire sparked uproar in the community.
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http://www.nbcsandiego.com/multimedia/El-Cajon-Broadway-Mollison-Officer-Involved-Shooting-395020411.html
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Officer-Involved-Shooting-in-El-Cajon-395014341.html
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Police Shoot 'Erratic' Man in El Cajon Parking Lot (Original Post)
yuiyoshida
Sep 2016
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The reports indicate that the police shot the man only one minute after arriving at the scene.
TexasTowelie
Sep 2016
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MrScorpio
(73,630 posts)1. He was unarmed by the way...
Yep, the cops just killed another unarmed black man.
yuiyoshida
(41,818 posts)2. I had tweeted this...
When will this stop happening? #BlackLivesMatter
MrScorpio
(73,630 posts)3. Thank you nt
yuiyoshida
(41,818 posts)4. No thanks is needed...
It had to be said!
TexasTowelie
(111,938 posts)5. The reports indicate that the police shot the man only one minute after arriving at the scene.
That seems like they were trigger-happy.
yuiyoshida
(41,818 posts)6. Seems to be a pattern
as well.