Oh yes he was.
In the video, Castile can be seen slumped over in the driver’s seat of the car, covered in blood on his chest, as Reynolds pleads for his life while she narrates into the video the details of what happened. According to NBC News, it was around 9 p.m. when police pulled over the car, which Castile was driving, for having a broken taillight and asked him to identification.
He was NOT pulled aside for having a broken tail light. Where have you people been for the last 48 hours??? He was pulled aside because the cop thought he matched the description of a convenience store robbery suspect. It was the woman in the car who claimed they were taken aside because of a broken tail light. That does not match what was recorded by the police recorder. Even the Guardian acknowledges this!