Mourners Pay Respects to Black Minnesota Man Shot by Officer

A horse-drawn carriage will carry Philando Castile from the Brooks Funeral Home, 862 Concordia Ave., to the St. Paul Cathedral on Selby at 9 a.m.

Valerie Castile says her son did not die in vain.

TV Judge Glenda Hatchett, right, speaks as Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile, listens during a news conference on the State Capitol grounds Tuesday, July 12, 2016, in St. Paul, Minn. The funeral procession for Philando Castile leaves The Cathedral of Saint Paul following his funeral service, Thursday, July 14, 2016, in St. Paul, Minn.

(Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP).

At some point, an officer fatally shot Castile as he sat in the vehicle, and the man’s girlfriend began streaming graphic video capturing the tragic scene.

Castile was shot and killed by an officer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights last week.

After the service ended, people lined up along the cathedral’s long stairs holding “Unite for Philando” signs as Mr Castile’s casket passed.

The attorney for St Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez, who shot Mr Castile several times, says the officer was reacting to the presence of a gun when he fired. The events that happened after the shooting were live streamed on Facebook by Castile’s girlfriend.

John Ubel, will participate by leading the liturgical prayers and will be joined by Rev. Steve Daniels, Sr., pastor of nearby Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, who will deliver a eulogy.

They want to feel respected, valued and are exhausted of being “wrongfully murdered”, Daniels said.

Governor Mark Dayton, who has suggested that race played a role in Mr Castile’s death, was attending. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, and U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison.