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City of St. Anthony, Minn., Reaches $3,000,000 Settlement With Family of Philando Castile
The city of St. Anthony, Minn., will avoid a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Philando Castile’s family in the wake of his 2016 shooting death by paying out nearly $3 million to his family. According to the Associated Press, Castile’s mother is set to receive the $2.995 million as settlement in Castile’s death at the…
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‘I Don’t Want You to Get Shooted’: New Video Shows Diamond Reynolds’ 4-Year-Old Daughter Concerned for Her Mother’s Safety
A newly released video shows Diamond Reynolds’ young daughter’s concern for her mother’s life after St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez gunned down Philando Castile—Reynolds’ boyfriend—in front of the young child. After Castile was shot to death, another officer placed the little girl, 4, and a handcuffed Reynolds in the back of a squad…
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Dashcam Footage of Philando Castile Shooting Released
Police dashcam footage of the fatal shooting of Philando Castile by St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez has been released to the public. According to Patch.com, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension made its case file, which included the footage, public Tuesday. And quite frankly, it’s fucking hard to watch. In the video, it…
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Trevor Noah Slams NRA Hypocrisy in the Police Shooting of Philando Castile
On Monday night, Daily Show host Trevor Noah took some time out to blast the National Rifle Association for its deafening silence over the recent verdict regarding the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile—a legal gun owner—during a traffic stop. Last week’s verdict acquitted the officer, Jeronimo Yanez, of all charges in the fatal…
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Minn. Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez Found Not Guilty on All Charges in the Shooting Death of Philando Castile
Updated Friday June 16, 2017, 5:04 p.m. EDT: The Associated Press reports that the city of St. Anthony plans to dismiss Jeronimo Yanez, the police officer who has been acquitted in the shooting death of Philando Castile. Updated Friday June 16, 2017, 4:21 p.m. EDT: Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile, expressed her outrage…
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#PhilandoCastile: Closing Arguments Complete, Jury Begins Deliberations in Trial of Jeronimo Yanez
Closing arguments for both sides concluded Monday in the trial of St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who is charged in the shooting death last year of Philando Castile. Now a jury must decide if Yanez panicked and shot Castile, or if Castile caused his own death by ignoring Yanez’s commands. The Star Tribune…
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Cop in Philando Castile Shooting Death Goes With Same Old Defense: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’
It works nearly 100 percent of the time—even with clear video evidence—so it’s no surprise that the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile said, “I thought I was going to die,” to explain his actions on that fateful day. Wiping away tears, St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez on Friday sought to explain…
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Diamond Reynolds, Girlfriend of Philando Castile, Testifies That Fear for Her Own Life Prompted Her to Facebook Live Aftermath of Shooting
The girlfriend of Philando Castile, the black motorist who was killed by a Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop last year, said that she began livestreaming the widely seen aftermath of the shooting out of fear for her own life. According to the Associated Press via CBS, Diamond Reynolds cried as squad-car footage, her…
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Jury Selection to Begin in Trial of Jeronimo Yanez, St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Philando Castile
The trial of St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who fatally shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop, is scheduled to begin Tuesday with jury selection. As WCCO notes, Yanez is facing manslaughter charges in Castile’s death. Last summer, on July 6, Yanez pulled over Castile in Falcon Heights, Minn., thinking that…
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Judge Rules Cop Who Killed Philando Castile Cannot Re-Enact Shooting While Jurors Watch
The trial of the police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile last summer is set to begin later this month, and on Tuesday a judge heard motions from both sides, offering a glimpse into the strategies of both and setting the stage for what will likely be a contentious court battle. Ramsey County, Minn.,…

