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Good afternoon. Ramsey County Attorney John Choi said Friday that he's tapped ex-Hamline University law school dean Don Lewis to be a "special prosecutor" to help him make decisions tied to the Philando Castile police shooting. Choi, whose office will get the Castile case once the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension completes its investigation, emphasized that no decision had been made yet on any charges in the shooting, or whether the case will be taken to a grand jury. | Full coverage of Philando Castile shooting | Forecast

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