Minnesota cop jailed for shooting dead innocent yoga instructor who called 911 about a disturbance behind her home – Rookie cop Mohamed Noor will spend 12 years in prison
Minnesota cop gets 12 years in prison for shooting dead innocent Australian yoga instructor who called 911 about a disturbance behind her home
Mohamed Noor was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for the July 15, 2017 killing of 40-year-old Justine Ruszczyk Damond – He must serve 8 years before he is eligible for parole.
Noor, 33, was convicted on April 30 of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the July 2017 killing of 40-year-old Justine Ruszczyk Damond after she called 911
Justine, 40, a Sydney native living in Minneapolis, called police to report a possible assault after she “heard a sound in the alley [behind her home]”
Noor read a statement in court apologizing for his ‘error’ that caused the tragedy
Defense team had proposed the judge sentence Noor to serve two weeks in jail every year on Damond’s birthday and anniversary of her death, instead
Noor was convicted in April 30, of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, but cleared of second-degree intentional murderthe judge imposed a sentence in line with what prosecutors had asked
Prelim reports show that when a squad car arrived, the officer in the passenger seat identified as officer Mohammed Noor, ‘shot Justine through the driver’s side window’
Both officers’ on the call claim their body cameras were not turned on, the squad camera did not capture the incident either
Minneapolis police never explained why the emergency line caller was shot or why the bodycams and dashcam were turned off, guaranteeing no footage, contrary to regulations
‘spiritual healer’ Justine Ruszczyk who goes by the name Justine Damond, was set to wed her American fiance, Don Damond, 50, in August of 2017
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