Poster from rally for Paul Castaway

Poster from rally for Paul Castaway

On this past Sunday, Paul Castaway, a 35-year-old Native American, was brutally shot and killed by Denver police. This much we know

Castaway's mother, Lynn Eagle Feather, says she called the police for help on Sunday after her son threatened her with a knife, telling cops he was mentally ill. Police allege Castaway charged at them with the knife, but according to witnesses and a surveillance video seen by a local reporter, Castaway was holding the knife to his own neck when he was shot four times.

Speaking to Indian Country Today, Eagle Feather said the police shooting was racially motivated.



Castaway's mother, Lynn Eagle Feather, says she called the police for help on Sunday after her son threatened her with a knife, telling cops he was mentally ill. Police allege Castaway charged at them with the knife, but according to witnesses and a surveillance video seen by a local reporter, Castaway was holding the knife to his own neck when he was shot four times. Speaking to Indian Country Today, Eagle Feather said the police shooting was racially motivated. "I want justice for my son. I want those cops to be reprimanded. These Denver cops love to kill Natives. They love to kill people of color here,” she told the network.

Immediately after the shooting, though, police began telling key lies about what happened that have already been proven not to be true.

First off, we have this.

Denver Police confirm an officer fired several shots at a man who stabbed his mother in the neck. The suspect is in very critical condition. — Tammy Vigil (@TammyVigilFOX31) July 13, 2015

Pretty nefarious, right? It never happened.

Below is a photo of Paul's mother, who wasn't stabbed at all, at a protest rally for him 24 hours later.