In incidents involving unarmed Black men, such as with Alfred Olango, police used deadly force. A Harvard report confirms Blacks are more likely to be killed by police than whites.
By Sheryl Estrada
A week after the police-related death of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the death of Alfred Olango in El Cajon, California, highlights an apparent lack of expertise in police deescalating a situation without using deadly force when an unarmed Black man is involved.