Protests break out in southern California town for police killing unarmed black man

Many angry protesters gathered Wednesday afternoon in El Cajon, a town about 50 km east of downtown San Diego, demanding federal investigation of the death of an unarmed black man killed by a police officer Tuesday night.

The protesters gathered in front of a line held by local police and lift their arms high up to show peace. Some people at the scene broadcasted the protest live across social media sites.

From a cellphone video captured through Twitter's Periscope by Will Moore, a business lawyer, showed the disorderly yet peaceful situation.

The police at the scene held wooden sticks tightly in front of their chests. The protesters stood face to face with them while yelling at the same time to show their frustrations.

"Nobody drew any weapons except you man," yelled one of the black protesters, while some cursed out loud.

El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells promised at a press conference Wednesday afternoon that there would be a thorough investigation by multiple agencies, including the FBI.

It is the first time that Wells has spoken out about the shooting of Alfred Olango, a 38-year-old father and restaurant cook originally from Uganda, since the incident.

He told local reporters that the investigation at this point was being handled by three different agencies, the El Cajon Police Department, the San Diego County District Attorney's Office, and the FBI.

Until Wednesday afternoon, El Cajon police had released little information about the shooting of Olango besides a still photograph of him at the moment before he was shot dead. Endi