The attorney for the family of Philando Castile, a Minnesota black man who was shot and killed by police during a traffic stop, says there will be a lawsuit against the officer who fired the shots.
Attorney Glenda Hatchett wouldn’t discuss details Tuesday of the planned litigation in the death of 32-year-old Philando Castile, who was shot by St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez on Wednesday in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights.
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State officials are still investigating the shooting. The decision on possible criminal charges will fall to a local county attorney.
Castile’s family hired Hatchett, best known as a television court-show judge. She says she won’t rely on the state’s investigation to proceed with a lawsuit against Yanez.
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