| Killing of Justine Damond | |
|---|---|
| Part of police brutality in the United States | |
 Justine Damond | |
| Location | West 51st Street alley between Washburn and Xerxes avenues, Fulton, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 44°54′39″N 93°19′06″W / 44.91071°N 93.31823°W |
| Date | July 15, 2017 11:41 p.m. CDT (UTC–5)[1] |
Attack type | Homicide by firearm, manslaughter, police brutality |
| Victim | Justine Maia Damond, aged 40 |
| Perpetrator | Mohamed Mohamed Noor |
| Verdict |
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| Convictions | Second-degree manslaughter |
| Charges | |
| Sentence | 4+3⁄4 years in prison[2] (paroled after 3+1⁄6 years; originally 12+1⁄2 years in prison) |
| Litigation | Wrongful death lawsuit settled for $20 million |
On July 15, 2017, Justine Damond (née Ruszczyk),[3] a 40-year-old Australian-American woman,[4] was fatally shot by 31-year-old Somali-American Minneapolis Police Department officer Mohamed Noor after she had called 9-1-1 to report the possible assault of a woman in an alley behind her house. Occurring weeks after a high-profile manslaughter trial acquittal in the 2016 police killing of Philando Castile, also in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, the shooting exacerbated existing tensions and attracted national and international press.[5]
In April 2019, Noor was tried before a jury on charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. Noor claimed self defense. The jury convicted Noor of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, but he was acquitted on the charge of intentional second degree murder.[6] In June 2019, Noor was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison.[7] Noor's conviction on third-degree murder was overturned by the Minnesota Supreme Court on September 15, 2021.[8] In October 2021, his sentence was revised to 4.75 years in prison, with credit for time served.[2] Noor was released from custody on June 27, 2022, and was ordered to remain on supervised release until January 24, 2024.[9]
Damond's family brought a civil lawsuit against the City of Minneapolis alleging violation of Damond's civil rights, which the city settled for US$20 million in 2019.[10][7]
- ^ "Damond timeline highlights two mystery minutes after police arrived". ABC News. July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ^ a b Collin, Jon and Matt Sepic, "Ex-cop Noor set for June release after resentence in Ruszczyk killing", Minnesota Public Radio News, October 21, 2021
- ^ "Woman killed by Minneapolis police a month before wedding", CNN, July 18, 2017.
- Monica Davey (July 23, 2018). "Family of Australian Woman Shot by Police Sues Minneapolis". New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2018. - ^ Eligon, John (May 3, 2019). "A Black Officer, a White Woman, a Rare Murder Conviction. Is It 'Hypocrisy,' or Justice?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- Analyst, Joey Jackson, CNN Legal (May 3, 2019). "Mohamed Noor's sentence raises uncomfortable questions about race". CNN. Retrieved July 9, 2020.{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Laughland, Oliver (July 18, 2017). "Minneapolis officer who shot Justine Damond offers condolences". The Guardian. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- "Justine Damond fatally shot through door of Minneapolis police car, sources say". BBC News. July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- Mitchell, Peter (July 18, 2017). "Police officer who shot Justine Damond had less than two years' experience". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved July 18, 2017. - ^ Mitch Smith, Minneapolis Police Officer Convicted of Murder in Shooting of Australian Woman, New York Times (April 20, 2014).
- ^ a b Matt Furber and Mitch Smith (June 7, 2010). "Somali-American Police Officer Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Death of Minneapolis Woman". New York Times.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Former Minneapolis Police officer Mohamed Noor released from custody after over 3 years behind bars". CNN. June 27, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Forliti, Amy (May 4, 2019). "'Not a victory to anyone': Damond's family awarded $US20 million". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
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