As the three broadcast network evening newscasts on Friday informed viewers that former Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez was found not guilty of committing manslaughter last year against black motorist Philando Castile, CBS conspicuously omitted two facets of the case that help explain why he was acquitted.

More than a year ago, Castile was tragically shot to death by Officer Yanez after Castile -- who had a concealed carry permit and therefore no criminal record -- informed the officer that he possessed a firearm during a traffic stop. The CBS Evening News report by correspondent Dean Reynolds recalled that Castile's girlfriend -- Diamond Reynolds -- famously live streamed the aftermath of the shooting on Facebook.

The CBS correspondent recounted the anger and protests over the acquittal without giving any of the facts that were in the police officer's favor that helped create a reasonable doubt in the minds of jurors as to whether Officer Yanez had violated the law with his actions. Officer Yanez was on the lookout for a robbery suspect who looked similar to Castile, and Castile was found to have marijuana in his system.

By contrast, on the NBC Nightly News, correspondent Blake McCoy took the time to inform viewers of both key points: "He (Officer Yanez) said Castile -- a school cafeteria worker -- matched the description of a robbery suspect, that he smelled marijuana and saw Castile reach for a gun."

On ABC's World News Tonight, correspondent Eva Pilgrim mentioned the robbery, but not the marijuana: "Yanez said he pulled Castile over that night believing he matched the description of a robbery suspect."

It may still be debatable whether the verdict was the correct one, but it was bizarre that CBS ran a full report on the acquittal and failed to include these two critical pieces of information that helped explain what the jurors may have been thinking.

On Saturday morning, CBS This Morning ran a shorter report that also omitted these key details, ABC's Good Morning America also managed to omit both points in spite of mentioning the robbery on Friday's World News Tonight, and NBC's Today ran a piece similar to the one already aired Friday evening that included both points.

Below is a complete transcript of the CBS Evening News report from Friday, June 16: