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Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor has been found guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter over the shooting death of Australian Justine Damond Ruszczyk.
Noor was acquitted of the more serious second-degree intentional murder charge.
He showed no reaction, but his wife cried as the jury’s verdict was read out over the July 2017 shooting death of Ms Damond Ruszczyk, a 40-year-old dual citizen of Australia and the US.
She had called 911 just minutes before she was shot to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home.
The 33-year-old Noor testified that a loud bang on his squad car made him fearful, and he fired when he saw a woman appear who was raising her arm.
He said he fired to protect his partner’s life.
Noor was sacked from his job after being charged.
It is the first time a police officer in Minnesota has been convicted over an on-duty shooting.
Noor was handcuffed and taken into custody immediately after the jury convicted him.
His lawyer asked that he be freed on bond pending sentencing on June 7, but prosecutors opposed that on the grounds of the seriousness of the case.
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office said it had concerns about Noor’s safety if he was free.
More to come.
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