Minn. cop fatally shoots black man during traffic stop, aftermath
broadcast on Facebook
By
Michael E. Miller,
Wesley Lowery
and
Lindsey Bever
July 7 at 11:10 AM
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The scene in Minnesota after a black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop
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Protesters gather in Falcon Heights, a St. Paul suburb, after the
killing of 32-year-old Philando Castile.
A Minnesota traffic stop turned deadly Wednesday evening when a police
officer opened fire on a black driver and killed him — less than 48
hours after
another fatal police shooting in Louisiana.
Wednesday’s victim, 32-year-old Philando Castile, died at a
Minneapolis hospital, a family member told The Washington Post.
The confrontation’s bloody aftermath was broadcast live on Facebook by
a female passenger in the car.
“He killed my boyfriend,” Diamond “Lavish” Reynolds said in the video on her
Facebook page.
As blood soaked through Castile’s shirt, Reynolds said on camera that
Castile was legally licensed to carry a firearm and was reaching for
his identification
when the officer started to shoot.
“He let the officer know that he had a firearm and he was reaching for
his wallet and the officer just shot him in his arm,” she said.
