Noor Guilty Of Third-Degree Murder, Manslaughter In Killing Of Justine Ruszczyk Damond

Paul Walsh of the Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote:

Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor has been found guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond.

He was acquitted of second-degree murder. Noor was immediately handcuffed and taken into custody. Sentencing is scheduled for 9 a.m. June 7.

He faces between 10- and 15 years in prison for the third-degree murder charge and 3 1/2 to nearly 5 years for the manslaughter charge.

A jury of two women and 10 men began deliberations Monday after hearing three weeks of testimony and announced the verdict Tuesday afternoon after about 11 hours of deliberation.

Noor, 33, was charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for the July 15, 2017 killing of Damond.

Noor and his partner, Matthew Harrity, were responding to Damond’s 911 call about a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her south Minneapolis home. Noor and Harrity both testified that a loud sound on their squad startled them, and that Noor fired from the passenger seat through Harrity’s open driver’s side window about 11:40 p.m.

http://www.startribune.com/mohamed-noor-verdict-fatal-shooting-justine-ruszczyk-damond/509224642/
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