Matt Perron COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Newly hired officers with the Columbia Police Department had a chance to become better acquainted with the community they will serve. In light of recent events, the shooting death of three police officers in Baton Rouge on Sunday; five police officers in Dallas last week and the deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton…
The family of Philando Castile, the 32-year-old shot and killed by police in Falcon Heights, Minnesota last week, has released a copy of his gun permit. The document is dated June 4, 2015, and the letterhead shows that it originated from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office investigative division in Minneapolis. “Dear Mr. Castile,” the letter reads. “Enclosed please find your…
The mother of Philando Castile, a black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Minnesota, says her son “is a driving force in me to make sure this doesn’t happen to another mother.” “It’s been going on too long,” Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile, said today. “I used to look at TV and see other parents under these…
Minnesota police may have pulled over Philando Castile on the night he died because they thought he resembled a robbery suspect due to his “wide-set nose,” audio from police dispatch indicates. On July 6, around 9 p.m., Castile was shot several times while in his car in Falcon Heights after he was pulled over by two officers for a broken…
(CNN) – Anna Garnaas, a teacher and parent at the Montessori school where Philando Castile worked, talks about his impact on the children at the school, and how his death will impact them. Categories: National News, News Tags: Minnesota, minnesota shooting, Philando Castile, police shooting, School, Teacher
Police officers Jeronimo Yanez and Joseph Kauser have been identified as the two Minnesota officers involved with Wednesday’s shooting death of Philando Castile, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). Both officers have been with the St. Anthony Police Department for four years and are both on administrative leave, according to a statement released…
