WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Police in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights shot and killed Castile late Wednesday night after pulling over his car for a broken tail light.
"What's clear is that these fatal shootings are not isolated incidents," Obama stated. "They are symptomatic of the broader challenges within our criminal justice system, the racial disparities that appear across the system year after year."
On Tuesday, the footage of Alton Sterling appearing to be pinned to the ground and shot in the chest by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana prompted the US Department of Justice to open an investigation into the incident.
The Justice Department said earlier in the day that they are assessing the situation regarding Castile’s death. Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton asked the Department on Thursday to open a federal inquiry into the incident.