Lawyer: Minn. Cop Was Reacting to Gun, Not Race

The Minnesota officer who fatally shot Philando Castile as he was reaching for his wallet during a traffic stop did so because of "the presence of that gun and the display of that gun," his lawyer tells the AP. "This had nothing to do with race. This had everything to do with the presence of a gun," Minneapolis lawyer Thomas Kelly said of his client, officer Jeronimo Yanez, who he says is "overcome with sadness" over Castile's death. Yanez, 28, "was reacting to the actions of the driver." Yanez, a four-year veteran of the St. Anthony Police Department, is currently on administrative leave, notes USA Today, along with officer Joseph Kauser, who was also present during the traffic stop. (More Philando Castile stories.)