In July, Minnesota police officer, Jeronimo Yanez, shot and killed Philando Castile while the latter was allegedly reaching for his identification. Diamond Reynolds, Castile’s girlfriend, streamed the aftermath on Facebook Live.
In July, Minnesota police officer, Jeronimo Yanez, shot and killed Philando Castile while the latter was allegedly reaching for his identification. Diamond Reynolds, Castile’s girlfriend, streamed the aftermath on Facebook Live:
The incident lit up social media, leading to Officer Yanez being charged with second-degree manslaughter.
Now, Diamond Reynolds is in hot water after allegedly assaulting a woman with a hammer in St. Paul, Minnesota, on February 28.
According to KMSP, when a woman noticed she was being followed by a white SUV, she pulled into a parking lot. As she exited her vehicle, she saw Diamond Reynolds, and Chnika Blair:
Reynolds punched the 24-year-old victim in the head with a closed fist and Blair grabbed her hair. At one point, Reynolds hit the woman in the head with a hammer, causing her to fall to the ground. While the victim was on the ground, Reynolds continued to hit her in the head with a hammer, causing her to black out for a moment.