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In July 2016, police officer Jeronimo Yanez shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop. Yanez has been charged with manslaughter. Reporters from MPR News will follow the case, beginning with the traffic stop, in a new podcast called "74 Seconds."

Seventy-four seconds is the amount of time that elapsed between the moment Yanez turned on his squad car lights to the moment he fired the seventh and final shot into Castile's car. 

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On July 15, the Twin Cities had its third high-profile police shooting in less than two years.

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The responding officers — Mohamed Noor and Matthew Harrity — pulled into the alley behind Ruszczyk's house with their squad lights off. 

Harrity told investigators that he had heard a loud noise, then Noor fired his gun from the passenger seat of the vehicle, hitting Ruszczyk, who had approached the car, in her pajamas.

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On July 15, the Twin Cities had its third high-profile police shooting in less than two years.

The shooting of Justine Ruszczyk

Don Damond is comforted outside his home by Valerie Castile.

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