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El Cajon is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, 17 mi (27 km) east of downtown San Diego. The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was in turn named for the box-like shape of the valley that surrounds the city, which is also the origin of the city's common nickname of "the Box".
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Marcellis Stinnette, a 19-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by police officer Dante Salinas in Waukegan, Illinois, United States shortly before midnight on October 20, 2020. He was the passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by police, who were attempting to arrest him on an outstanding warrant. According to police, the officer opened fire when the vehicle moved in reverse towards the officer. The driver, Tafarra Willams, was also wounded but survived. The officer has been fired, and another officer has been placed on administrative leave. Body camera, dashboard camera, and surveillance video of the incident has been publicly released, and the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation have opened investigations. Demonstrations were held in Waukegan in the ensuing days.
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- ↑ "El Cajon: Second night of protests after police shooting". CNN. September 28, 2016.
- ↑ Blake, Mike. "El Cajon, California, sees fifth day of protests over police shooting". Reuters . Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ Authorities tried twice to deport unarmed black man fatally shot by cops, New York Post, September 29, 2016
- ↑ "El Cajon Police Shooting: US Tried to Deport Slain Refugee Twice | NBC 7 San Diego". Nbcsandiego.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
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- ↑ Dahir, Abdi Latif (October 2016). "He fled Uganda, grew up in a refugee camp, loved cooking and soccer. And then he was shot by American police". Quartz. Quartz. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ El Cajon Police Department (September 27, 2016). "El Cajon, CA : Police Department News : Officer Involved Shooting". El Cajon Police Department.
- ↑ Cook, James (September 28, 2016). "US police shooting: Alfred Olango 'pointed e-cigarette'". BBC News.
- ↑ "Dumanis rules El Cajon police shooting justified". January 10, 2017.
- ↑ ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties (29 September 2016). "Updated Statement on the Shooting of Alfred Olango". ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties. ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
