Eighteen people are arrested as protests break out in St. Paul after cop who killed Philando Castile was CLEARED by mostly white jury- and his mother wished for the officer’s death
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of St Paul, MN Friday after Officer Jeronimo Yanez was cleared of manslaughter in the death of Philando Castile
The peaceful protest started at the state Capitol and moved to Interstate I-94
18 were arrested at 12.30am after they failed to comply with orders to disperse
Speaking with reporters after the verdict, Castile’s mother Valerie Castile said ‘I hope [Yanez] dies tonight’ and called her son’s death ‘murder’
Yanez was found not guilty because he said he feared for his life when he thought Castile was reaching for his gun
Castile’s girlfriend said the cafeteria worker told the officer he had a gun, and was reaching for his driver’s license after being pulled over for a broken taillight
She posted a Facebook live video of Castile from inside the car showing blood seeping through his shirt after the July 6, 2016 shooting
Yanez was fired, with officials saying it was best if he was no longer an officer
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By Jessica Chia and Jessica Finn
DailyMail.com
17 June 2017
Eighteen people were arrested after peaceful protests erupted in St Paul in response to a Minnesota police officer’s acquittal in the shooting death of black cafeteria worker Philando Castile.
Carrying signs that read ‘Justice not served for Philando’, protesters streamed onto Interstate 94 on Friday, splitting off from a group that started off at the state Capitol.
Their outrage followed the verdict that cleared St Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez, 29, of manslaughter after he shot dead 32-year-old Castile during aJuly 6, 2016, traffic stop.
Castile informed the police officer he was carrying a gun just moments before he was shot. The officer said he feared for his life, testifying that Castile was ignoring his commands not to pull out the gun.
Castile’s furious mother Valerie Castile gave a rousing speech outside the Ramsey County Courthouse in response to the verdict, calling her son’s death a murder while saying: ‘I hope [Yanez] dies tonight!’
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