“With resolution of the claims the family will continue to deal with their loss through the important work of the Philando Castile Relief Foundation.”īennett said the foundation’s mission is to provide financial support, grief counseling, scholarships and other help to individuals and families affected by gun violence and police violence.īennett said Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, is not part of the settlement. “No amount of money could ever replace Philando,” a joint statement from the attorneys and city of St. Robert Bennett, who along with attorney Glenda Hatchett is representing Valerie Castile, said a decision was made to move expeditiously rather than have the case drawn out in federal court, a process that would “exacerbate and reopen terrible wounds.” The settlement will also allow the family, the city and community to work toward healing, Bennett said. The plan for distribution of funds requires approval by a state court, which could take several weeks. The $2.995 million settlement for Valerie Castile will be paid by the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust, which holds the insurance policy for the city of St. Paul that shut down Interstate 94 for hours and ended with 18 arrests. The acquittal of Yanez, who is Latino, prompted days of protests, including one in St. The shooting gained widespread attention after Castile’s girlfriend, who was in the car with her then-4-year-old daughter, livestreamed its gruesome aftermath on Facebook. Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via Associated PressĬastile, a 32-year-old elementary school cafeteria worker, was shot five times by Yanez during a traffic stop after Castile told the officer he was armed. Valerie Castile reached a nearly $3 million settlement in her son's death. Valerie Castile, mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist who was killed by Officer Jeronimo Yanez, speaks about her reaction to a not guilty verdict for Yanez at the Ramsey County Courthouse in St.

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