The Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop this past summer was charged with second-degree manslaughter Wednesday along with two other felonies.
In announcing the charges, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez’s use of deadly force was not warranted.
Castile, a 32-year-old school cafeteria worker, was killed on July 6 after police pulled him over in the Falcon Heights suburb of St. Paul. The aftermath of the shooting was livestreamed on Facebook by Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds.
