Killing of Justine Damond
2017 police killing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
Killing of Justine Damond | |
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Part of police brutality in the United States | |
Location | West 51st Street alley between Washburn and Xerxes avenues, Fulton, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
Coordinates | 44.91071°N 93.31823°W / 44.91071; -93.31823 |
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 |
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]