There is a huge difference between teaching situation awareness and teaching so much fear that both dogs and people are shot "just to be safe."
It's already been noted that de-escalation training (something I learned in fucking nursing school) is sorely lacking in many department's training.
Edit: A statement from the police has been released:
Sgt. Jon Mangseth, interim chief of the St. Anthony police, said two officers were present when the shooting occurred. They were identified late Thursday as Officer Jeronimo Yanez and Officer Joseph Kauser.
Both have been with the St. Anthony Police Department for four years. Both are on standard administrative leave.
"Officer Yanez approached the vehicle from the driver's side and Officer Kauser from the passenger side. At one point during the interaction, Officer Yanez discharged his weapon, striking Castile multiple times," according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
St. Anthony police don't have body cameras, according to office manager Kim Brazil.
One officer has been placed on paid administrative leave, which is also standard procedure, Mangseth said at a news conference. No police were injured.
"We will release the information as we learn it, and we will address concerns as we are faced with them," he said.