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Trial opens for Minnesota officer in black motorist's death
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Tue May 30, 2017 | 2:18pm EDT
Trial opens for Minnesota officer in black motorist's death
By Todd Melby | MINNEAPOLIS
Jury selection began on Tuesday in the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged with fatally shooting a black motorist, an incident that sparked outrage after the driver's girlfriend broadcast the aftermath widely on social media.
Jeronimo Yanez is facing second-degree manslaughter charges for the shooting death of Philando Castile, 32, who was killed in July 2016 in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights during a traffic stop.
On Tuesday, 50 prospective jurors received a questionnaire to fill out and they will be questioned on Wednesday, court officials said.
The shooting, along with that of a black man by police a day earlier in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as well as other incidents, fueled public debate in the United States over the use of excessive force by law enforcement against minorities.
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Trial opens for Minnesota officer in black motorist's death
By Todd Melby | MINNEAPOLIS
Jury selection began on Tuesday in the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged with fatally shooting a black motorist, an incident that sparked outrage after the driver's girlfriend broadcast the aftermath widely on social media.
Jeronimo Yanez is facing second-degree manslaughter charges for the shooting death of Philando Castile, 32, who was killed in July 2016 in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights during a traffic stop.
On Tuesday, 50 prospective jurors received a questionnaire to fill out and they will be questioned on Wednesday, court officials said.
The shooting, along with that of a black man by police a day earlier in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as well as other incidents, fueled public debate in the United States over the use of excessive force by law enforcement against minorities.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-minnesota-police-idUSKBN18Q229