Philando Castile was trying to avoid trouble when he informed the police officer who pulled him over that he was carrying a pistol. But as everyone who has followed the case knows, the disclosure quickly set off a chain of events that led to Castile’s death. The officer who stopped him, Jeronimo Yanez, panicked and shot Castile as he was reaching for his pocket, apparently to retrieve the driver’s license that Yanez had requested. Had Castile said nothing about the gun, he in all likelihood would still be alive.
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