Month: July 2016

was shot in Falcon Heights, Minnesota on July 6, 2016, following a traffic stop by police officer Jeronimo Yanez. Castile was pronounced dead later that day. His final moments were broadcast live on Facebook by his girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds. Yanez was acquitted of all charges on June 16, 2017. The same day, he was fired … Read more

was fatally shot on July 5, 2016, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana while being held on the ground by police outside of a Louisiana convenience store. In March 2018, the Office of Louisiana’s Attorney General announced it would not bring charges against the two officers involved in Sterling’s killing. On March 30, 2018, Paul Murphy, Baton … Read more