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[GRAPHIC FOOTAGE] This is the terrifying moment where a panicking cop shot a man behind the wheel — as his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter sat in horror! Lavish Reynolds shot the horrifying footage as Philando Castile died next to her after being shot by a policeman in Falcon Heights, Minn. The man is lying motionless and slowly dying as Lavish struggles to speak into the camera and tell her story.
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"We got pulled over for a busted taillight in the back," Lavish said, with the video being posted directly to Facebook Live. "The police just, just...he's covered." Amazingly, Lavish manages to maintain her composure as the panicky policeman who pulled the trigger is screaming in the background after shooting the man — who had told the officer that he was carrying a legally-licensed handgun.
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[GRAPHIC FOOTAGE] This is the terrifying moment where a panicking cop shot a man behind the wheel — as his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter sat in horror! Lavish Reynolds shot the horrifying footage as Philando Castile died next to her after being shot by a policeman in Falcon Heights, Minn. The man is lying motionless and slowly dying as Lavish struggles to speak into the camera and tell her story.
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"We got pulled over for a busted taillight in the back," Lavish said, with the video being posted directly to Facebook Live. "The police just, just...he's covered." Amazingly, Lavish manages to maintain her composure as the panicky policeman who pulled the trigger is screaming in the background after shooting the man — who had told the officer that he was carrying a legally-licensed handgun.
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"He's licensed to carry," Lavish says in the video. "He was trying to get out his ID and his wallet out his pocket, and he let the officer know that he had a firearm, and he was reaching for his wallet, and the officer just shot him in his arm." Meanwhile, the officer is shouting: "I told him not to reach for it! I told him to get his hands up!"
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[GRAPHIC FOOTAGE] This is the terrifying moment where a panicking cop shot a man behind the wheel — as his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter sat in horror! Lavish Reynolds shot the horrifying footage as Philando Castile died next to her after being shot by a policeman in Falcon Heights, Minn. The man is lying motionless and slowly dying as Lavish struggles to speak into the camera and tell her story.
philando castile shooting video 1
"We got pulled over for a busted taillight in the back," Lavish said, with the video being posted directly to Facebook Live. "The police just, just...he's covered." Amazingly, Lavish manages to maintain her composure as the panicky policeman who pulled the trigger is screaming in the background after shooting the man — who had told the officer that he was carrying a legally-licensed handgun.
philando castile shooting video 2
"He's licensed to carry," Lavish says in the video. "He was trying to get out his ID and his wallet out his pocket, and he let the officer know that he had a firearm, and he was reaching for his wallet, and the officer just shot him in his arm." Meanwhile, the officer is shouting: "I told him not to reach for it! I told him to get his hands up!"
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"You shot four bullets into him, sir," Lavish tells the officer. "He was just getting his license and registration, sir." Tragically, her attempt to provide evidence of the police shooting soon becomes a document of 32-year-old Philando's final moments — as he passes away on camera. "Oh my God," says the horrified woman. "Please don't tell me he's dead. Please don't tell me my boyfriend just went like that.
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[GRAPHIC FOOTAGE] This is the terrifying moment where a panicking cop shot a man behind the wheel — as his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter sat in horror! Lavish Reynolds shot the horrifying footage as Philando Castile died next to her after being shot by a policeman in Falcon Heights, Minn. The man is lying motionless and slowly dying as Lavish struggles to speak into the camera and tell her story.
philando castile shooting video 1
"We got pulled over for a busted taillight in the back," Lavish said, with the video being posted directly to Facebook Live. "The police just, just...he's covered." Amazingly, Lavish manages to maintain her composure as the panicky policeman who pulled the trigger is screaming in the background after shooting the man — who had told the officer that he was carrying a legally-licensed handgun.
philando castile shooting video 2
"He's licensed to carry," Lavish says in the video. "He was trying to get out his ID and his wallet out his pocket, and he let the officer know that he had a firearm, and he was reaching for his wallet, and the officer just shot him in his arm." Meanwhile, the officer is shouting: "I told him not to reach for it! I told him to get his hands up!"
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"You shot four bullets into him, sir," Lavish tells the officer. "He was just getting his license and registration, sir." Tragically, her attempt to provide evidence of the police shooting soon becomes a document of 32-year-old Philando's final moments — as he passes away on camera. "Oh my God," says the horrified woman. "Please don't tell me he's dead. Please don't tell me my boyfriend just went like that.
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Meanwhile, the officer tells Lavish: "Keep your hands where they are" — to which she responds: "Yes, I will, sir." Finally overcome, Lavish begins to scream — as her 4-year-old daughter provides stark contrast to the still panicking policeman, as she assures her mother: "It's okay, I'm right here with you." The shooting provoked outrage overnight, with protesters gathering at the Governor’s Mansion in St. Paul after 2 a.m.