FILE - In this July 25, 2016, file photo, a memorial including a photo of Philando Castile adorns the gate to the governor's residence in St. Paul, Minn., protesting the July 6, 2016 shooting death of Castile by St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez.
"He did what he was supposed to do", the prosecutor said.
He also took aim at Reynolds' reliability, telling jurors that she lied under oath about the $40 she received from a BCA agent after getting a ride home from after an interview.
Now, a jury must decide whether Yanez should be convicted of three charges against him: one count of second-degree manslaughter for the death of Castile, and two counts of "intentional discharge of firearm that endangers safety" for shooting into a vehicle with Reynolds and her daughter inside. Yanez shot Castile five times seconds after Castile told him he was carrying a gun. He reminded the jury that a bullet hit Castile in what would have been his trigger finger - but there was no bullet damage around his pocket where he had the gun.
There's just too much doubt to whether or not Yanez saw Castile's gun, Paulsen told the jury.
Paulsen spent a considerable amount of time questioning why Yanez would say Castile was going for his gun when it made zero sense for him to do so.
Paulsen said Castile was paying attention and denied reaching for his gun.
He says Yanez legitimately thought Castile was a robbery suspect.
Twelve jurors are in their second day of deliberations in the manslaughter case against Yanez.
Yanez never said he was sure he saw a gun, until he testified, Paulsen said.
"This is what I live for", Castile said. And he said Yanez was afraid for his life.
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Castile had the right to be treated like an "ordinary citizen" the night he was pulled over for a broken tail light, prosecutor Jeffrey Paulsen told jurors Monday morning.
For the two counts of risky discharge of a firearm, jurors will need to decide whether the officer discharged his firearm under circumstances that endangered Reynolds and her daughter, Dae-Anna.
Earl Gray, the lawyer for Yanez, said the officer did what he had to do.
Valerie Castile, right, leaves the Ramsey County Courthouse alongside Judge Glenda Hatchett, left, in St. Paul, Minn. on Monday, June 12, 2017.
Yanez has been charged with manslaughter.
She added, "This is no longer about Philando". Closing arguments are set for Monday, June 12, in a Minnesota police officer's manslaughter trial in the death of a black motorist.
Yanez is still a member of the St. Anthony Police Department, though he has been on paid administrative leave since the July 2016 shooting. He then asked for Castile's license and proof of insurance.
"Officer Yanez used deadly force as a first option rather than a last resort", he told the jury.
Castile had THC, a component of marijuana, in his blood when he died. It also requires that the decision be a "reasonable" one.
In their second day of deliberations, jurors returned to court to again see dashcam video captured by Officer Jeronimo Yanez's squad auto that shows the shooting of 32-year-old Philando Castile.
"The determination of reasonableness must embody allowance for the fact that police officers are often forced to make split-second judgments about the force that is necessary in a particular situation under circumstances that are tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving", the instructions state.
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