The officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year fired within seconds of learning that Castile was armed, according to a video recording released publicly on June 20. Hours earlier, Jeronimo Yanez had fatally shot Philando Castile, who worked for a nearby school, during a traffic stop outside the Twin Cities. She said Castile had been shot while reaching for his ID after letting the officer know he had a firearm. [Thousands dead, few prosecuted]On July 7, about 16 hours after fatally shooting Castile, Yanez sat down with the investigators. Yanez told Castile not to reach for the gun, and Castile said he was not reaching for it, which Reynolds echoed.

Source: Washington Post June 21, 2017 19:27 UTC