The Police patrolman who shot and killed Philando Castile during a
traffic stop has been identified as Jeronimo Yanez (Left). The Minnesota
Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)
released a statement
Thursday evening saying Yanez and another cop, Officer Joseph Kauser, were involved in the
Wednesday shooting.
According
to the BCA, both cops have been with the St. Anthony Police Department
for four years and are now both on standard administrative leave.
The BCA also said that Officer Yanez discharged his weapon, striking Castile multiple times Wednesday night in Falcon Heights following a traffic stop.
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