‘He only did what police asked him to do’: Girlfriend’s emotional statement on Castile shooting

Cop shoots black man dead in Minnesota mere day after Alton Sterling shooting death (GRAPHIC) https://t.co/vODUCnYTXk #FalconHeightsShooting

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“My boyfriend carries all his information in a thick wallet in his right side back pocket,” Reynolds explained. “As he’s reaching for his back pocket wallet he lets the officer know, ‘Officer, I have a firearm on me.’ I begin to yell, ‘But he’s licensed to carry.’ ”

After that, the officer began to shoot, saying “Don’t move”, Reynolds detailed. “It’s either you want my hands in the air, or you want my information.”

#DiamondReynolds taped a murder, was "interviewed" for hours by the PD who killed her man, then went to protest the Governor #SayHerName

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Reynolds' four year-old daughter was in the backseat at the time. “He killed him in front of us for no reason.” she cried.“Without this little angel by my side, I would never have been able to make it through this.”

The mother described her late boyfriend and “best friend” as quiet, laidback and loving. “Nothing within his body said intimidation, nothing within his body language said, shoot me.”

“He did not do nothing but what the police officer asked of us,” she said.

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