On July 6, Philando Castile was shot and killed by police in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Castile was a 32-year-old man born in Missouri. He was a member of St. Paul Central High School’s Class of 2001, and had been employed with the district ever since. In recent years, he has been pulled over 52 times for small offences, according to CBS. However, over half of his 86 total violations were dismissed in court, and he had no felony convictions on his record.

The shooting was filmed by Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds. The video, which was originally livestreamed to Facebook, showed Castile’s shirt and arm covered in blood as he lays in the driver’s seat of his car. A police officer can be seen pointing his gun at Castile while shouting. Reynolds explains that Castile told the officer that his license and registration were in his wallet, which was in his pocket. Castile also made the officer aware that he had a concealed firearm and a permit to carry a concealed weapon. As he reached for the wallet, the officer, identified as Jeronimo Yanez by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, ordered Castile not to move before shooting him. The video has about 5.7 million views on Reynolds’ Facebook page and has been reposted countless times across other social media platforms and news websites. The original video can be found here.

Despite the fact that Castile was a concealed carry permit holder and was armed with a legal and licensed firearm on the day he was shot and killed, the National Rifle Association has said very little. On their Facebook page, they released a statement reaffirming their support of every law-abiding citizen’s right to carry a firearm for defense, but the shooting was only referred to as “troubling.” The statement also said that the shooting “must be thoroughly investigated,” and that the NRA would not comment in the meantime. However, they did promise that “the NRA will have more to say once all the facts are known.”

On the night of July 9, the Saturday after the shooting occurred, peaceful demonstrations turned violent, despite Castile’s family publically called for demonstrators to remain peaceful in memory of a peaceful man. “When demonstrations become violent, it disrespects my son and his memory. Philando was a man of peace and dignity,” said Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile. Protesters threw molotov cocktails, fireworks, bricks, rebar, and other debris at police officers, injuring at least five officers, according to Fox News. Eventually, the protests blocked off Interstate 94, according to WCCO. On July 10, peaceful demonstrations took place outside of the Governor’s Mansion in a peaceful rally in memory of Philando Castile. On July 13, a week after the shooting, protesters blocked Interstate 35W during the morning rush hour, according to the Star Tribune. 41 were arrested and traffic resumed as normal after about 90 minutes.

Castile’s funeral was held on July 14 at the Cathedral of St. Paul, according to the Pioneer Press. After the service, food was served at the school he was employed at as the nutrition services supervisor. His family also held a memorial on what would have been Castile’s 33rd birthday, July 16.