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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.

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.
by MPR News Staff

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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.
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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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Full coverage: Protesters take to highway after verdict

Jurors found St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty on all counts tied to Yanez's July shooting of motorist Philando Castile during a traffic stop. Hours later, protesters gathered outside the Minnesota State Capitol and began to march.

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Reporter's notebook: Waiting for a verdict with a box fan and a single plug

What it feels like to wait, wait, wait, inside the towering limestone courthouse, on the bluffs of the Mississippi, in the middle of downtown St. Paul.

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Trial of Jeronimo Yanez: A snapshot of the jurors

A jury of seven men and five women is deciding the fate of the police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile at a traffic stop last summer. Here is a snapshot of who's on that jury.

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Listen: What's happening in the jury room?

Listen: What's happening in the jury room?

Juries are deliberating in two high-profile court cases this week: the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby, and the trial of police officer Jeronimo Yanez. So what exactly goes on inside a jury room? MPR News host Kerri Miller talks to former Ramsey County attorney Susan Gaertner for insight into the mysteries of the deliberation room.
by Kerri Miller, Marcheta Fornoff and Elizabeth Shockman

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74 Seconds podcast: Jury at an impasse

74 Seconds podcast: Jury at an impasse

The judge re-read jurors a portion of the instructions he'd given them on Monday. "You should not hesitate to reexamine your views and change your opinion if they become erroneous, but you should not surrender your honest opinion simply because other jurors disagree or merely to reach a verdict."
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