BCA identifies officers involved in Philando Castile shooting
St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez took part in the Standing of the Memorial Guard event as part of Law Enforcement Memorial Day and National Peace Officers Day in 2014. He participated by standing watch at the Law Enforcement Memorial Monument, in front of the Capitol. (Photo from City of Falcon Heights Annual Report)
By Mara H. Gottfried | mgottfried@pioneerpress.com and Sarah Horner | shorner@pioneerpress.com
PUBLISHED: July 7, 2016 at 11:37 pm | UPDATED: July 8, 2016 at 9:47 am
A four-year veteran of the St. Anthony police department was identified late Thursday as the officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop Wednesday .
From a 2014 Police Department, Falcon Heights, Minnnesota Annual Report. In May, and for the second year in a row, Officer Jeronimo Yanez took part in the Standing of the Memorial Guard event as part of Law Enforcement Memorial Day and National Peace Offi cers Day(May 15th). He participated by standing watch at the Law Enforcement Memorial Monument, in front of the Capitol. (Photo from City of Falcon Heights Annaul Report
Officer Jeronimo Yanez (Photo from City of Falcon Heights Annual Report)
Officer Jeronimo Yanez fired the shots in the case, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension late Thursday. The agency also noted that officer Joseph Kauser, who has also been with the St. Anthony police department for four years, took part in the traffic stop.
The BCA, which is conducting an independent investigation, said the officers conducted a traffic stop near Larpenteur Avenue and Fry Street in Falcon Heights about 9:05 p.m. Wednesday. St. Anthony police provide police services in Falcon Heights.
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