In Minnesota, new video shows the 4-year-old daughter of Diamond Reynolds consoling her heartbroken mother, who is handcuffed in the back of a police squad car minutes after St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez shot and killed her boyfriend, Philando Castile. The video from last July shows Reynolds mourning Castile’s death and cursing, before her daughter Dae’Anne begs her to stop, saying, “I don’t want you to get shooted.”
Dae’Anne Reynolds: “Mom, please stop saying cusses and screaming, 'cause I don't want you to get shooted.”
Diamond Reynolds: “OK. Give me a kiss. My phone just died. That’s all.”
Dae’Anne Reynolds: “I can keep you safe.”
Diamond Reynolds: “It’s OK. I got it, OK? Come here. I can’t believe they just did that.”
The release of the footage came a day after police dash cam video was made public for the first time, showing Officer Yanez fired his gun seven times within moments of approaching Philando Castile’s car over an alleged broken taillight. Last Friday, officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted of manslaughter.