Killing of Philando Castile
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On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile,[lower-alpha 1] a 32-year-old African American man, was fatally shot during a traffic stop by police officer Jeronimo Yanez of the St. Anthony police department in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.
Date | July 6, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-07-06) |
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Location | Larpenteur Avenue and Fry Street, Falcon Heights, Minnesota, U.S. |
Coordinates | 44°59′30″N 93°10′17″W |
Type | Homicide by shooting |
Filmed by | Diamond Reynolds |
Outcome | Yanez fired in 2017 |
Deaths | Philando Castile |
Arrests | Jeronimo Yanez |
Charges | Second-degree manslaughter Two counts of dangerous discharge of a firearm |
Verdict | Not guilty |
Litigation | Wrongful death lawsuit by Castile family settled for $2.995 million[1] Lawsuit by Castile's girlfriend settled for $800,000[2] |
About 9 p.m., Castile was driving with his girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, and her four-year-old daughter, when he was pulled over by Yanez and another officer in Falcon Heights, a suburb of Saint Paul, Minnesota.[3][4] Castile, who was licensed to carry a firearm, told Yanez that he had a firearm. Yanez replied, "Don't reach for it then". Castile responded, "I'm, I, I was reaching for...", to which Yanez replied, "Don't pull it out". Castile replied, "I'm not pulling it out", and Reynolds said, "He's not..." Yanez again said, "Don't pull it out".[5] The police officer then fired seven close-range shots at Castile, hitting him five times.[6] Castile died of his wounds at 9:37 p.m. at Hennepin County Medical Center, about 20 minutes after being shot.[7]
Immediately after the shooting, Reynolds posted a live stream video on Facebook from the car. The incident quickly drew international interest.[8][9] Local and national protests formed, and five months after the incident, Yanez was charged with second-degree manslaughter and two counts of dangerous discharge of a firearm.[10] After five days of deliberation, he was acquitted of all charges in a jury trial on June 16, 2017.[11][12] After the verdict, Yanez was immediately fired by the City of Saint Anthony.[13] Wrongful death lawsuits against the City brought by Reynolds and Castile's family were settled for a total of $3.8 million.