In audio from the footage, Castile can be heard saying “I wasn’t reaching” as the gunfire ends. Throughout the trial, Yanez maintained that Castile was reaching for the weapon, but his girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, said he was reaching for his wallet. Now a transcript of an interview between investigators and Yanez reveals the officer’s shocking interaction with Castile, including the quick escalation. And, uh he started reaching out and then pulling uh away from his uh his right thigh. Um I remember seeing the last two rounds go off and I remember seeing one of those rounds hit him in the arm.
Source: Huffington Post June 21, 2017 05:15 UTC