MN Officer’s Attorneys Say Castile was Reaching for Gun Before Fatal Shooting
The police officer accused of fatally shooting Philando Castile during a traffic stop is charged with manslaughter and two other felonies
RAMSEY COUNTY, Minn. — Attorneys for a Minnesota police officer accused of fatally shooting a black man during a traffic stop say Philando Castile’s gun was accessible and that he was reaching for it when he was killed. A memo filed Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court contradicts prosecutors’ claims that St. Anthony Officer Jeronimo Yanez didn’t see the weapon…
