A jury has acquitted a Minnesota police officer in the shooting
death of a black man outside St. Paul last year, putting to end a tragic
saga that began with a routine traffic stop.
St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez was
charged in the July 2016 shooting of school cafeteria worker Philando
Castile, igniting protests and a call to action by civil rights
activists nationwide against the deadly use of force by police.
After five days and more than 25 hours of
deliberation, a jury decided that the state did not meet its burden for a
conviction.
Yanez could have faced up to 10 years under Minnesota law if convicted.
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Source: NBC News
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