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The On July 6, 2016, something tragic and incredibly heartbreaking happened in Robinsdale, Minnesota.

News of this terrible ordeal traveled like wildfire and eventually brought the whole state.

Some would even argue the whole country to its knees.

It all starts with Philando Castile.

Philando was 32 years old at the time of this case.

Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Philando had since moved to Robinsdale, where he worked for

the St. Paul Public School District. Philando was in nutrition services, meaning that he would

help monitor and adapt school meals and prep

to tailor to children's needs. But that wasn't all he did. Philando was known to quietly

pay for students' meals at school, doing his best to make sure that no child went home hungry

at the end of the day. And on the evening of July 6, 2016, he was on his way back from an activity that was very in

tune with his daily profession.

Earlier, he'd gotten his hair cut, had dinner with his sister, and then he picked up his

girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, to go to do some grocery shopping.

Together with them that evening, in the

backseat of the car, was Diamond's four-year-old daughter. As the evening drew on, Philando

caught sight of blue lights in his rearview mirror. He pulled over to the side of the streets

and waited as two officers approached the car from behind. On the one side, moving towards Diamond,

was Joseph Kalser. On the other, making his way to Philando was Geronimo Yanez. The two officers

had been friends for a long time, and it even graduated from the Police Academy at Minnesota State

University together.

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