Lavish Reynolds and her 4-year-old daughter had to witness a trigger-happy, cowardly cop shoot and kill her boyfriend, Philando Castile, over a routine traffic stop. The cop reportedly alleged that the car they were driving in had a broken tail light, and asked for Castile’s license and registration upon approaching the vehicle. According to Reynolds, Castile informed the cop – as he is supposed to – that he was armed, with Reynolds adding that he is licensed to carry. As he reached to produce the documents he was asked for, he was shot “four or five” times and soon died from his injuries.

Reynolds was quickly asked to exit her vehicle with her hands up, being treated as a criminal instead of a victim of horrific police brutality. (No, she wasn’t injured, but seeing what happened to her boyfriend is enough to scar her and her daughter for a lifetime.) She was detained and reportedly separated from her child at the police station, before finally being released hours later.

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Today, Reynolds spoke out for the first time since the recorded incident went viral, appearing at a rally in front of Governor Mark Dayton’s residence in St. Paul, MN. Watch the very emotional video below. RIP, Philando Castile.