Alfred Olango, victim of El Cajon police shooting, had felony convictions

POSTED 2:19 PM, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016, BY MISHA DIBONO, UPDATED AT 04:06PM, SEPTEMBER 28, 2016


EL CAJON, Calif. – Details regarding the man who died after being shot by an El Cajon police officer Tuesday were emerging Wednesday.

The victim shot by an El Cajon police officer was 30-year-old Alfred Okwera Loango, but according friends and family he went by the name Alfred Olango.

The events that led to fatal confrontation began when officers were dispatched to investigate a report of a pedestrian behaving erratically and walking in traffic in a downtown district just east of Parkway Plaza mall. They contacted the man, later identified as Olango, behind a restaurant in the 700 block of Broadway, police Capt. Frank LaHaye said.

Alfred Olango

Moments later, one of the officers shot Olango with an electric stun gun, and the other opened fire with his service gun. Witnesses reported hearing about five gunshots.

Medics took the gravely wounded man to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Public records show Olango moved to El Cajon in 2015 and prior to that the 38-year-old lived in Glendale, Arizona for an unknown amount of time. Olango was registered as head of household in San Diego beginning in 2005.

According to social media posts, Olango went to San Diego High School and attended Mesa College in San Marcos. On his own Facebook page, he listed his job as head chef at a San Diego-area Hooters restaurant. He also listed his place of birth as Gulu, Uganda.

Olango was no stranger to the criminal justice system, according to public records. He had several convictions in the past including three felonies. His record dates back to 1998 with multiple misdemeanor violations some relating to driving with a suspended license.

More seriously, court documents reveal two felony convictions in 2000 relating to possession of a stolen 9 mm semi-automatic pistol and possession of a controlled substance – cocaine - with intent to sell.

These cases were prosecuted in California. After "time served," Olango was sentenced to three years of probation.

In 2005, Olanga was prosecuted in Colorado for being a felon in possession of a firearm and unlawful transfer – meaning he carried a firearm across state lines. It’s unclear if Olango served time in jail for the conviction.

No public records were filed regarding his alleged mental disability.

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