MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mother of Philando Castile, a Black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last July, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement with the city that employed the officer, avoiding a federal wrongful death lawsuit that attorneys said could have taken years to resolve. The settlement to be paid to Valerie […]
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How the Michael Brown $1.5 Million Settlement Compares with Other Wrongful Death-by-Cop Lawsuits
LOUIS (AP) — The $1.5 million awarded this week to the parents of Michael Brown is the latest of several large settlements involving killings of Black people by police, but it’s far from the largest. A federal judge in St. Louis on Tuesday approved the settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Michael Brown […]
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Hundreds Gather at Protest after Minnesota Officer Acquitted in Philando Castile’s Death
PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota police officer was cleared Friday in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, a Black motorist whose death captured national attention when his girlfriend streamed the grim aftermath on Facebook. Castile’s family stormed out of the courtroom after the verdict was read, and the city of St. Anthony swiftly announced […]
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Minnesota Officer Acquitted in Fatal Shooting of Philando Castile
PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota police officer was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, a Black motorist whose girlfriend streamed the aftermath live on Facebook. Jeronimo Yanez was also cleared of two lesser charges in the July traffic stop in a St. Paul suburb. Jurors deliberated for about 29 […]
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Minnesota Officer Charged with Manslaughter in Philando Castile Death
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)— A Minnesota police officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter after prosecutors determined he acted unreasonably when he shot and killed Philando Castile, a Black man whose girlfriend streamed the gruesome aftermath of the fatal shooting live on Facebook, prosecutors announced Wednesday. FILE – In this July 25, 2016, file photo, […]
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Family of Minnesota Black Man Shot by Officer Seeks Federal Probe
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a Black man shot by a Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop is seeking a federal investigation into his death. In a Sunday, July 24, 2016 photo, King Demetrius Pendleton hangs a sign on the gate of the Governor’s Residence in St. Paul, Minn., as protesters demonstrate against […]
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Minnesota Cop kills Philando Castile During Traffic Stop
FALCON HEIGHTS MN – Thirty-two-year-old Philando Castile is dead following a Wednesday evening (July 6) officer involved shooting in Falcon Heights, near the gates to Minnesota State Fairgrounds. (Photo Credit: Harry Colbert, Jr./Insight News) The immediate aftermath of the shooting was posted live to Facebook by Diamond Reynolds who was seated next to Castile as […]