According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune Philando Castile had a permit to carry a gun.
Castile, a 32-year-old school cook from St. Paul, was killed by a St. Anthony police officer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights Wednesday night. His final minutes were live-streamed by his girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, who was a passenger in the car.
In the video, Reynolds said Castile told the officer, Jeronimo Yanez, that he had a permit and was carrying a gun. Yanez shot Castile multiple times.
“He’s licensed to carry, he was trying to get his ID, his wallet out of his pocket and he let the officer knew he had a firearm and was reaching for his wallet,” Reynolds said in the video as a bloodied Castile lay in the driver’s seat dying.
Although the names of gun permit holders are not public under state law, a source confirmed Castile was issued the permit when he lived in Robbinsdale.
There seems to be a lot of rabid anti-Black with guns sentiment out there. A visit to this site and a read of the comments will confirm that.
First question – why would some one who didn’t have a permit announce he had a gun in his possession? That is not the usual MO of criminals.
And all the traffic stops he is supposed to have been involved with? The Daily Mail looks into it with a focus on DWB – Driving While Black.