The judge who presided over the manslaughter trial in the fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile told that he supports them despite widespread public criticism after they acquitted a Minnesota police officer in the shooting. The jury acquitted Yanez, 26, on June 16 of second-degree manslaughter and two counts of reckless discharge of a firearm. OFFICER YANEZ ACQUITTED OF MANSLAUGHTER, DISMISSED FROM POLICE FORCEDuring the trial, Yanez, testified that Castile ignored his commands not to pull out his gun. In the video, Castile is heard saying, “I’m not pulling it out” before Yanez opened fire. "I say hats off to him for doing this, because the jury received an inordinate amount of criticism.

Source: Fox News July 06, 2017 14:12 UTC