Just heard on my scanner app that there are protestors

[Lint Head]

with guns in El Cajon, Ca. Does anyone know what the specifics are? Swat teams have been called out.

[ColemanMaskell]

1. Black Lives Matter protest in El Cajon. The Spanish J is pronounced like English H.

'Black Lives Matter' Protesters Take to Streets in El Cajon

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Protesters-Street-El-Cajon-Officer-Involved-Shooting-Black-Lives-Matter-397173781.html

Protesters once again took to the streets Friday night, just a little over two weeks after the police shooting of Alred Olango.

According to the El Cajon Police Department (ECPD), the protesters were heading eastbound on Main Street in El Cajon. Officers from the California Highway Patrol were also on scene assisting with traffic control.

An NBC 7 reporter on scene said there were approximately 20 to 30 protestors in the streets. It appeared that they were blocking the intersection of Magnolia Avenue and Main Street. The protests may be begun just after 9:30 p.m. Friday.

According to police, Olango was acting “erratically” and had refused to comply with the officers’ orders to remove his hands out of the pockets of his pants.

They said Olango pulled a 4-inch vaping device from his pocket and pointed it at Gonsalves and McDaniel in what police described as a “shooting stance.”

McDaniel deployed a Taser at Olango while Gonsalves fired multiple rounds from his gun.

Olango's death sparked days of protests on the streets of El Cajon, some of which were peaceful while others turned violent.

[4lbs]

5. Gonsalves looks to be the officer that overreacted. His partner or fellow officer was already

deploying a taser. So, there was no need to use deadly force at that time.

[chillfactor]

2. that doesn't sound good

[marybourg]

3. I don't see anything about guns

in the text.

[Lint Head]

6. Yeah. They said 'guns' reported on the scanner.

I think somethings people who call the police overstate the reality of a situation.

[ColemanMaskell]

4. Here's more

Protesters Gather in El Cajon Prompting Police Response

Police are asking drivers to avoid Broadway and N. Mollison Avenue in El Cajon after a group of protestors took to the streets.

El Cajon Police (ECPD) say protesters had gathered on the 700 block of Broadway around 6 p.m. Monday. They referred to the situation as "civil unrest."

At approximately 7:30 p.m., police had issued a traffic advisory to motorists to avoid the area.

. . . On Monday, citizens told NBC 7 the protest began because a memorial for Olango, set up near the restaurant, was taken down on Sunday.

According to El Cajon Police, some protesters were detained for questioning but it's unclear how many.
No other information was immediately available.

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That's all I've got (from Google search). No, it doesn't sound good.