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The death of Philando Castile and the trial of Jeronimo Yanez

Portraits of Philando Castile and Jeronimo Yanez
Portraits of Philando Castile (left) and Jeronimo Yanez
Nancy Muellner for MPR News

In July 2016, St. Anthony, Minn., police officer Jeronimo Yanez fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights, a St. Paul suburb. The world watched the aftermath, live on Facebook. Yanez was charged in Castile's death. Jurors found him not guilty on all charges on June 16, 2017.

MPR News covered the trial on the air, online and in a podcast, 74 Seconds.

Yanez juror: 'Nobody was OK with it'

Yanez juror: 'Nobody was OK with it'

A week after a jury found officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty on second-degree manslaughter and felony weapons charges, one of the jurors has given MPR News the first detailed account of what took place during deliberations.
by Tom Weber and MPR News Staff

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Use-of-force experts analyze Castile shooting video

Use-of-force experts analyze Castile shooting video

On Tuesday, the dashcam video from the night St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez shot and killed Philando Castile was released. MPR News asked two use-of-force experts to analyze what happened in the video.
by MPR News Staff

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'Don't cry, baby': Video reveals Castile girlfriend's agony after shooting

'Don't cry, baby': Video reveals Castile girlfriend's agony after shooting

Police video captured Diamond Reynolds and her daughter in the painful minutes after the shooting of Philando Castile. It was released as part of the case file authorities collected following the shooting.
by Riham Feshir

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74 Seconds podcast: The dashcam video

74 Seconds podcast: The dashcam video

Four days after the verdict, investigators released the video: It's the first time those 74 seconds have been shown outside the courtroom.
by MPR News Staff

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Protesters march through St. Anthony to remember Castile on Sunday

Protesters march through St. Anthony to remember Castile on Sunday

A couple of hundred people began to gather Sunday afternoon in front of the St. Anthony Village City Hall. They're remembering Philando Castile and protesting the acquittal of the officer who killed him.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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74 Seconds podcast: After the verdict

74 Seconds podcast: After the verdict

We already know the outcome. But even though the trial has come to an end, for a lot of people, this story is not over.
by MPR News Staff

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The aftermath: 18 arrested in peaceful protests following the verdict

The aftermath: 18 arrested in peaceful protests following the verdict

Eighteen people were arrested after a march that blocked Interstate 94 in St. Paul late Friday night and into early Saturday morning. Marchers were protesting the acquittal of a police officer who shot and killed a black driver.
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74 Seconds podcast: The verdict

74 Seconds podcast: The verdict

On the fifth day of deliberation, the jury in the trial of Jeronimo Yanez reached a verdict: Not guilty on all counts. We called reporter Riham Feshir, at the courthouse, in the minutes after the verdict was announced.
by MPR News Staff

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Jury was split 10-2 early this week, juror says

Two of the 12 jurors in the trial of St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez did not initially believe Yanez's testimony that he saw Philando Castile's gun before shooting the motorist during a traffic stop.

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Photos: Grief, anger, arrests after Yanez found not guilty

Photos: Grief, anger, arrests after Yanez found not guilty

News that jurors found St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty on all counts in the shooting death of Philando Castile brought out raw emotions for his family and activists in the community.
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