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Philando Castile’s girlfriend serves lawsuit on deputy who tweeted legal settlement would be used for crack cocaine. Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile, walks into the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, before her second day of testifying at the trial of St.
Diamond Reynolds, the girlfriend of Philando Castile, walks into the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, before her second day of testifying at the trial of St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez for the July 2016 killing of Castile in Falcon Heights. Among those accompanying her is Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Clayton Robinson, right, part of the team prosecuting Yanez. Reynolds, who was seated next to Castile when he was shot, streamed the aftermath of the shooting live on Facebook, bringing national attention to the incident. (Dave Orrick / Pioneer Press)
The reasonableness of the initial traffic stop, and the facts of what occurred in the 103 seconds of the stop (between the end of the pre-stop police dispatcher radio and the beginning of Reynolds' recording) were "hotly dispute d" almost immediately after the shooting occurred. On July 9, Yanez's attorney, Thomas Kelly of Minneapolis, said his client "reacted to the presence of that gun and the display of that gun" and that the shooting "had nothing to do with race. This had everything to do with the presence of a gun."
Philando Castile. Philando Divall Castile (July 16, 1983 – July 6, 2016) was 32 years old at the time of his death. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Saint Paul Central High School in 2001 and worked for the Saint Paul Public School District from 2002 until his death.
Castile was pulled over as part of a traffic stop by Yanez and Kauser in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, a suburb of Saint Paul. Castile and Reynolds were returning from shopping at a grocery store; earlier that evening, Castile had gone for a haircut, eaten dinner with his sister, and picked up his girlfriend from his apartment in St. Paul.
Anthony police department in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Castile was driving with his girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, ...
The NRA, which lobbies for the rights of gun owners, issued a statement two days after the shooting saying: "The reports from Minnesota are troubling and must be thoroughly investigated. In the meantime, it is important for the NRA not to comment while the investigation is ongoing." By contrast, the NRA has issued a statement within hours of the 2016 shooting of Dallas police officers; many saw this as a double standard. On July 9, 2017, responding to allegations of racism, NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch said the death of Castile is "absolutely awful". On August 10, 2017, Loesch explained NRA's reluctance to defend Castile by arguing he was not legally carrying his handgun at the time of the shooting due to his marijuana possession. She added that his "Permit should've been out & hands not moving", and that the law enforcement officer should have asked Castile where his firearm was kept. Many NRA members believed that the NRA did not do enough to defend Castile's right to own a gun.
The trial of Yanez began May 30, 2017, under Judge William H. Leary III. Yanez would have faced up to 10 years under Minnesota law if he had been convicted.
Jeronimo Yanez was the officer who shot Castile. The other officer involved in the traffic stop was Joseph Kauser, who was described as Yanez's partner. Both officers had been with the St. Anthony Police Department for four years at the time of the shooting, and were longtime friends who had graduated together from the Minnesota State University, Mankato, police academy in 2010.
According to her Facebook page, Lavish Reynolds works at the Embassy Suites hotel in housekeeping. She says on her page that she was born in Chicago and lives in Indianapolis. In the video, she identifies the shot man as her boyfriend. She says that he works for St. Paul schools, is not a gang member and doesn’t have a criminal record.
CBS Minnesota reported that Castile’s mother confirmed he had died and said he was a cafeteria supervisor at St. Paul’s J.J. Hill Montessori School. Reynolds identifies Castile as her boyfriend in the Facebook Live video.
On Thursday, Reynolds gave a powerful public speech on the shooting as the Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said he wanted a U.S. Justice Department investigation, NBC News said.
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