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Philando Castile Dash Cam Video: Miscommunication, Confusion & Tragedy

Last Tuesday, June 20th, police dash cam video footage was released showing the shooting death of Philando Castile. Castile was killed by Jeronimo Yanez, a St. Anthony police officer, during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights on July 6th of last year. Yanez was charged with manslaughter and of two counts of dangerous discharge of a firearm. After a high profile trial, Yanez was found not guilty and acquitted on July 16th, 2017. This week, the city of St. Anthony agreed to pay a $2.995 million ...

Freeman Announces No Indictment In Jamar Clark Shooting

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There will be no indictments handed down in the fatal police shooting of twenty-four year old Jamar Clark.

On Wednesday, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced he will not pursue charges against Officer Mark Ringgenberg or Officer Dustin Schwarze for the shooting. In the investigation, Freeman said he was concerned with determining whether Jamar Clark was handcuffed and what the evidence suggested about the use of force by police.

Freeman decided not to indict either of the officers after he reviewed DNA, photographic, and autopsy evidence...