El Cajon community leaders, residents and supporters are planning a march for justice for police shooting victim Alfred Olango on Sunday.
Olango, a 38-year-old Ugandan refugee who came to the U.S. over 20 years ago, was shot by police on September 27.
The march, which starts at 3 p.m., will go from the El Cajon Civic Center to the front of the El Cajon Police Department on 200 Civic Center Way.
Olango's sister, Lucy, called police that day in September because her brother was “not acting like himself,” police said. ECPD officials said Olango was reported to be “acting erratically,” walking in and out of traffic.
Video of the shooting shows Officer Richard Gonsalves approaching Olango in the parking lot of a strip mall and then firing several rounds just moments later.
El Cajon police said Olango refused multiple instructions to remove his hand from in his pocket before he pulled out an object and held it in front of him “like he would be firing a gun.” The object was later determined to be a vaping smoking device with an all-silver cylinder measuring approximately 1 inch in diameter and 3 inches long.
Lucy Olango has filed a claim against the City of El Cajon, alleging the agency was negligent in training and supervising an officer who handled the call with a “cowboy attitude."
The family also alleges the officer had demonstrated unfitness prior to the day of the shooting including issues with substance abuse, acts of violence and emotional problems.
As NBC 7 has reported, Gonsalves was accused of sexually harassing another ECPD officer by sending inappropriate texts and photos in 2013.
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The officer is a 21-year veteran of the department. He was on administrative leave which is routine after an officer-involved shooting.
