--- description: The aftermath of Castile's fatal shooting by a police officer in Minnesota was streamed by Castile's girlfriend on Facebook Live title: Philando Castile Video: Read Mark Zuckerberg's Response image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Minnesota](/tag/minnesota/) ## Minnesota Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Read Mark Zuckerberg's Response to the Video of Philando Castile's Shooting by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 8, 2016 3:23 AM CUT by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 8, 2016 3:23 AM CUT The shooting of [Philando Castile](http://time.com/4396256/minnesota-shooting-philando-castile-what-know/?xid=homepage "undefined") by a police officer in Minnesota — the [second fatal police shooting of a black man by police in as many days](http://time.com/4394664/alton-sterling-family-baton-rouge-police-shooting/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") — has caused outrage across the U.S. and [reignited the debate](http://time.com/4397609/minnesota-shooting-philando-castile-america-response/ "undefined") over race and law enforcement. Much anger has stemmed from graphic footage of the shooting’s immediate aftermath, streamed live on Facebook by Castile’s [girlfriend](http://time.com/4396585/philando-castile-police-shooting-diamond-reynolds/?xid=homepage "undefined") Diamond Reynolds. In a statement posted to Facebook on Thursday, the social network’s founder Mark Zuckerberg called Reynolds’ video “heartbreaking” but recognized its role in bringing attention to the issue. “The images we’ve seen this week are graphic and heartbreaking, and they shine a light on the fear that millions of members of our community live with every day,” Zuckerberg said. “While I hope we never have to see another video like Diamond’s, it reminds us why coming together to build a more open and connected world is so important — and how far we still have to go.” Read the full statement [here](https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10102948714100101?pnref=story "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4397677/philando-castile-shooting-facebook-live-zuckerberg-statement/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4397677/philando-castile-shooting-facebook-live-zuckerberg-statement/"},"headline":"Read Mark Zuckerberg's Response to the Video of Philando Castile's Shooting","datePublished":"2016-07-08T03:23:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:07:30.310Z","description":"The fatal shooting of two black men in as many days has reignited a nationwide debate about race and law enforcement","url":"https://time.com/4397677/philando-castile-shooting-facebook-live-zuckerberg-statement/","keywords":["Minnesota","Crime","shooting","video","Mark Zuckerberg","alton sterling","Philando Castile"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/minnesota/","name":"Minnesota"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4397677/philando-castile-shooting-facebook-live-zuckerberg-statement/","name":"Read Mark Zuckerberg's Response to the Video of Philando Castile's Shooting"}}]}] ```