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Killing of Philando Castile
July 6, 2016
Description
On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile, a 32-year-old African American man, was fatally shot during a traffic stop by police officer Jeronimo Yanez of the St. Anthony police department in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.
Charges: Second-degree manslaughter, Two counts of dangerous discharge of a firearm
Date: July 6, 2016
philando Castile
Botham Jean
was shot and killed in 2018 inside his apartment by white Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who said she mistook his apartment for her own. Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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