When Philando Castile saw the flashing lights in his rearview mirror the night he got shot, it wasn't unusual. He had been pulled over at least 52 times in recent years in and around the Twin Cities and given citations for minor offenses including speeding, driving without a muffler and not wearing a seat belt.

He was assessed at least $6,588 in fines and fees, although more than half of the total 86 violations were dismissed, court records show.

The Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration urged its citizens to exercise “appropriate caution” when traveling to the United States, and especially to cities where recent police shootings have occurred.

“Do not get involved in political or other demonstrations under any circumstances and avoid crowds,” the government warned.

July 7, 2016 6:22 PM EDT - As the use of deadly force by police once again roils the nation, the number of fatal shootings by officers has increased in the first six months of 2016, according to an ongoing two-year study by The Post. (Whitney Shefte / The Washington Post)

A suspect accused of shooting a police officer in Ballwin, Missouri this morning has been taken into custody, according to the St. Louis County Police Department.

The Ballwin Police Department officer who was shot has been transported to a local hospital, where he is receiving life-saving treatment, St. Louis County PD wrote on Twitter.

Venable, a police officer in Nashville, commented on a Facebook post about Philando Castile Thursday afternoon. A woman was criticizing the officer who reportedly shot Castile four times after he informed the officer he was legally carrying a gun and reached for his ID in his pocket. Castile was pulled over for a broken taillight.

The aftermath of the shooting was filmed by Castile’s girlfriend, but the shooting itself was not. As such, I imagine that any debate will revolve primarily around the dueling claims that are made on the tape: As blood soaked through Castile’s shirt, Reynolds said on camera that Castile was legally licensed to carry a firearm and was reaching for his identification when the officer started to shoot.

Politics must take a back seat this morning as we face the horror of five dead police officers, 11 total shot, 6 injured, after a Black Lives Matters peaceful protest in Dallas Texas went horribly wrong.

The Dallas police department said at least two to three snipers were involved in the open assault on the officers Thursday evening during protests over two fatal police shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota.

Charles Whitman takes a stockpile of guns and ammunition to the observatory platform atop a 300-foot tower at the University of Texas and proceeds to shoot 46 people, killing 14 people and wounding 31. A fifteenth died in 2001 because of his injuries. Whitman, who had killed both his wife and mother the night before, was eventually shot to death after courageous Austin police officers, including Ramiro Martinez, charged up the stairs of the tower to subdue the attacker.

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