The shocking video that shows a Minnesota police officer firing seven rapid shots at Philando Castile is now public, days after the officer was acquitted in the case.
The video came from a camera in the squad car of St Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez who was found not guilty of manslaughter and other charges by a mostly white jury on Friday.
Castile, a 32-year-old black father, was shot by the officer as he sat in his car pulled over at the side of the road in St Anthony, Minnesota, last July and later died.
His girlfriend live streamed the aftermath on Facebook and her footage, which showed Castile slumped over and bloodied, went viral.
Reynolds' footage, which was released on Tuesday, shows what happened in the crucial seconds before the shooting and lays bare how he fired his weapon within seconds of Castile announcing: 'Officer, I do have to tell you that I've got a gun.'
Immediately, Reynolds drew his own weapon and pointed it in the car. 'Don't reach for it then!' he shouted, before firing his first round as Castile's four-year-old daughter sat in the back seat.
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