This is a local story here, and there is more information unfolding by the day. I have to admit even i jumped to conclusions when i saw the video but there appears to be more nuance than we thought. To be sure I still have lot of doubts it is a justified shooting but there is a possibility it's not so black and white.
First of all the police officer that killed him is mexican, not white.
The star tribune reported that he did have a permit to have the gun, although the source is just "a source."
audio has been released from before the police officer walked up to the car that shows us that he believed that castile matched the description of robbery suspect that there was a BOLO (be on the look out) out for and that was the reason he pulled him over (not the broken tail light).
The police officer said he saw the gun on his lap and told him not to move, he says he reached for the gun and that is when he shot him. There are some pictures out there that appear to show a gun on castile's lap, although it's hard to say for sure.
this video from a facebook livestream has recently been found showing castile's girlfriend smoking weed with castile while driving with their daughter in the car. It's not related to the incident but it isn't the type of image we are seeing in the media. The way she keeps looking at herself and showing herself off is just creepy.
http://dennismichaellynch.com/credibility-zero-girlfriend-who-filmed-castile-shooting-on-facebook-live/
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