Hundreds gather at the JJ Hill Montesorri School Thursday, July 7, 2016, in St. Paul, Minn. for a vigil following the shooting death by police of Philando Castile.
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“If you throw rocks, we will use riot control munitions”, police officers told protesters at one point.
Zerwas said that while “Dayton obviously had no way of knowing what was going to happen in Texas”, the governor “just made things worse” by voicing his opinion about the officer’s racial motivations.
The Minnesota woman who filmed the immediate aftermath of her boyfriend’s shooting by police in a viral video that sparked nationwide protests this week had a message for the nation as she broke down when ABC News asked her about the shootings in Dallas.
The statement says Castile received medical attention until the ambulance arrived, in which he was transported to a local medical center where he was pronounced dead.
The bureau did not give the officers’ races. On Thursday, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman said the agency was aware of the Minnesota case and is “assessing the situation”.
Choi said he expects a complete and thorough investigation from the BCA. He and Kauser are now on standard administrative leave. “I knew him as warm and amusing”. It was then that the officer opened fire, fatally striking Castile.
St. Paul Police emphasized that this was a small group of people and that the majority of those protesting were calm and peaceful. She recalled cautioning him to always comply with police, but she said she never thought she would lose him.
Valerie and Allysza described Philando as a gentle soul, someone who didn’t argue with people and a man who barely even raised his voice.
On Thursday, Reynolds accused the St. Anthony police of racism and poor treatment of her and her young daughter, who was also in the vehicle at the time of the shooting.
A county prosecutor investigating the police shooting of a black motorist in Minnesota on Friday said law enforcement authorities in his state and nationwide must improve practices and procedures to prevent future such tragedies, regardless of the outcome of his probe.
Thomas Kelly, an attorney for Yanez, did not immediately return a call seeking comment after the officers were identified Thursday.
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“The images we’ve seen this week are graphic and heartbreaking, and they shine a light on the fear that millions of members of our community live with every day”, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post on Facebook a few hours ago.
