Dashboard camera footage of the fatal shooting of Philando Castile by Minnesota police was released Tuesday. The 10-minute video from July 2016 shows St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez stop Castile and his girlfriend Diamond Reynolds, and Reynolds’ four-year-old daughter who were driving in a white sedan. After an exchange in which Castile says he’s carrying a weapon, Yanez fires several rounds into the car, killing Castile. “Ok. Don’t reach for it, then,” Yanez says in the video before the shooting occurs. “Don’t pull it out.” After the shooting, Reynolds explains that Castile was reaching for his wallet and I.
- 6/20/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Diamond Reynolds, the woman who livestreamed the aftermath of her boyfriend Philando Castile's fatal shooting by police in Minnesota on Wednesday, is asking for "justice" in the wake of his death. Speaking early on Thursday, Reynolds teared up as she told those gathered outside of Minnesota governor Mark Dayton's residence in St. Paul, "They took his life for no reason." Later, she detailed the entire encounter that led to Castile's death during a press conference also outside of the governor's home, explaining that they were pulled over "allegedly for what the officer said was a broken taillight." Reynolds said two...
- 7/7/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Diamond Reynolds, the woman who livestreamed the aftermath of her boyfriend Philando Castile's fatal shooting by police in Minnesota on Wednesday, is asking for "justice" in the wake of his death. Speaking early on Thursday, Reynolds teared up as she told those gathered outside of Minnesota governor Mark Dayton's residence in St. Paul, "They took his life for no reason." Later, she detailed the entire encounter that led to Castile's death during a press conference also outside of the governor's home, explaining that they were pulled over "allegedly for what the officer said was a broken taillight." Reynolds said two...
- 7/7/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
The governor and lieutenant governor of Minnesota are calling for a federal investigation into Wednesday's fatal police shooting of 32-year-old Philando Castile, People confirms. A statement issued Thursday by Gov. Mark Dayton offers condolences to Castile's relatives while vowing to "do everything in my power to help protect the integrity of that investigation, to ensure a proper and just outcome for all involved." According to the statement, Dayton says he has reached out to White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough "to request that the U.S. Department of Justice begin an immediate independent federal investigation into this matter." After Wednesday's fatal officer-involved shooting,...
- 7/7/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
Protests erupted in Minnesota on Wednesday after a man was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop in front of his girlfriend and a child in an incident that was streamed on Facebook Live. Hundreds gathered outside the governor's mansion in outrage after 32-year-old Philando Castile was shot in Falcon Heights, a suburb outside St. Paul. The protest continued into Thursday morning with crowds chanting and demanding action from Gov. Mark Dayton, NBC News reports. Police are investigating a widely-shared Facebook video, believed to show the aftermath of the incident. The nearly 10-minute video showed a woman, Diamond Reynolds,...
- 7/7/2016
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- PEOPLE.com
A Minnesota officer fatally shot a man in a car with a woman and a child, an official said, and authorities are looking into whether the aftermath was live-streamed in a widely shared Facebook video, which shows a woman in a vehicle with a man whose shirt appears to be soaked in blood telling the camera "police just shot my boyfriend for no apparent reason." St. Anthony Police Interim Police Chief Jon Mangseth said the incident began when an officer pulled over a vehicle around 9 p.m. Wednesday in Falcon Heights, a St. Paul suburb that Mangseth's department
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- 7/7/2016
- by the Associated Press, Ryan Parker
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Erik Estrada, who is best known for starring on cop series CHiPs in the late 70s and early 80s, is now a real-life police officer in Idaho. Erik Estrada Is A Real-Life Cop Estrada revealed on Twitter last week that he was heading out to Idaho to join the St. Anthony Police Department. And, he […]
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- 7/6/2016
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
Officer Frank Poncherello has graduated from the California Highway Patrol.
Erik Estrada, the actor best known for playing "Ponch" on the TV police drama CHiPs from 1977–83, was sworn in as a reserve officer for the St. Anthony Police Department in Idaho over the weekend, according to the Associated Press.
The 67-year-old will work with the police department's new Internet Crimes Against Children task force, reports local outlet Kpvi.
"Education is the best protection especially on the Internet. Children should be educated in how to handle a chat room," Estrada explained go what he'll advise in his role, reported the AP.
Erik Estrada, the actor best known for playing "Ponch" on the TV police drama CHiPs from 1977–83, was sworn in as a reserve officer for the St. Anthony Police Department in Idaho over the weekend, according to the Associated Press.
The 67-year-old will work with the police department's new Internet Crimes Against Children task force, reports local outlet Kpvi.
"Education is the best protection especially on the Internet. Children should be educated in how to handle a chat room," Estrada explained go what he'll advise in his role, reported the AP.
- 7/6/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- People.com - TV Watch
Officer Frank Poncherello has graduated from the California Highway Patrol. Erik Estrada, the actor best known for playing "Ponch" on the TV police drama CHiPs from 1977–83, was sworn in as a reserve officer for the St. Anthony Police Department in Idaho over the weekend, according to the Associated Press. The 67-year-old will work with the police department's new Internet Crimes Against Children task force, reports local outlet KPVI."Education is the best protection especially on the Internet. Children should be educated in how to handle a chat room," Estrada explained go what he'll advise in his role, reported the AP.
- 7/6/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
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