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St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez

 on Larpenteur Avenue in Falcon Heights. 

Yanez thought Castile fit the description of someone who had robbed a nearby convenience store earlier that week, and pulled him over for a broken brake light. 

 after Yanez turned on the lights of his squad car, he fired a seventh and final shot into Castile's car. 

 of the shooting unfold on Facebook live. Diamond Reynolds, Castile's girlfriend, who was a passenger in the car along with her 4-year-old daughter, started streaming the scene after the final shot. 


In the months since, Yanez was charged with 

second-degree manslaughter and two counts of dangerous discharge of a firearm

, before eventually deciding to clear Yanez of all charges. The 

 from that night was released along with  

Family, friends to mark one year since Castile shooting

Classmates of Philando Castile award first scholarship in his honor

Dayton wants police training fund named for Castile

Today on MPR News with Kerri Miller, a conversation about how Americans of color see and experience the criminal justice system. Miller spoke with:

, former prosecutor and law professor and director of the criminal justice program at Wake Forest School of Law.

, a retired police officer, licensed mental health counselor and associate professor of Forensics at Florida Gulf Coast University. 

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A former prosecutor and police officer discuss how communities of color see and experience the criminal justice system.

On the one year anniversary of Philando Castile's death a former prosecutor and police officer discussed what it means that so many Americans are failed by, and deeply distrust, our criminal justice system.  And why equitable justice is essential for everyone.

Addressing distrust and disparities in the criminal justice system

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