Civil litigation • Minnesota

Castile v. City of St. Anthony (Philando Castile)

Cause number CASTILE-ST-ANTHONY-2017
Court Ramsey County, Minn. (pre-litigation settlement)
Filed June 26, 2017

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Family of Philando Castile, 32, sought damages for his death on July 6, 2016 when St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez shot him during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, MN. Castile informed Yanez he had a licensed firearm; Yanez fired seven shots. Castile's girlfriend Diamond Reynolds livestreamed the aftermath. Yanez was acquitted of second-degree manslaughter at trial.

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