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Amy Forliti
Minneapolis (AP) — Possibility of sexual assault Former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report overturned the conviction of his murder in the back alley of her house, months in which he resented on less charges Later, he will be released from prison next week.
According to online correctional bureau records, 36-year-old Mohammed Noor will be released from detention on Monday.
Noor was initially promised to marry a 40-year-old US-Australian dual citizen and yoga teacher Justin Ruschik Damond in a 2017 deadly shooting, the third. Convicted of class murder and manslaughter. But last year, the Minnesota Supreme Court dismissed the murder conviction and 12 and a half years' imprisonment, saying the murder charges did not apply to the situation in this case.
He was indignant at 4 years and 9 months for manslaughter.
In Minnesota, it is estimated that good deeds will serve two-thirds of their sentences in prison and the rest on parole, commonly known as parole. According to the DOC website, Noor will be released under surveillance until January 24, 2024.
Damond's father, John Rustikh, was convicted of a third-class murder in Noor on Friday.
"His release after a trivial ruling is a great rudeness to the jury's desire to represent the Minneapolis community and their desire to make a statement about police actions and their expectations for action. Shows, "Ruszczyk writes. Answers to questions via email from the Associated Press.
After his conviction, Noor began serving in Minnesota's largest prison in Oak Park Heights, but Star Tribune was in North Dakota in July 2019 for his own safety. Reported to have been transferred to a state facility. Corrections Bureau spokesman Nicholas Kimball said Noor was still out of state, but did not specify where he was.
"For safety reasons, we cannot provide more information than is available on the public website, which is due date," Kimball said. ..
It was not clear if Noor would return to Minnesota. His lawyer, Tom Plankett, declined to comment, "At this point, I want to respect Mr. Noor's privacy."
Damond killed angry civilians in the United States and Australia and resigned as Minneapolis police chief. It also led the department to change its policy regarding body cameras. Noor and his partner were not activated while investigating Damond's 911 call.
Noor testified in a 2019 trial that he and his partner were driving slowly down the alley because of the devastating impact on the police SUV. He said she saw her raise her right arm before the woman appeared in the window on the driver's side of her partner and fired a shot from her passenger seat to stop what she thought was a threat. rice field.
Damond was a meditation teacher and a life coach who was killed about a month before his wedding. She had her maiden name Justine Ruszczyk and she wasn't married yet, but she had already used her fiancée's name.
Her fiancé, Don Damond, refused to comment on Noor's pending release, but in Noor's indignation he forgave a former officer, and Justin also. He said he would have forgiven him. Manage your emotions that night.
Somali-American Noor was believed to be the first Minnesota police officer convicted of murder in a shooting on duty. Activists, who have long blamed police officers for their deadly use of force, praised the conviction for the murder, but lamented what happened when the police officers were black and the victims were white.
Since the conviction of Noor, former white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was fixed to the pavement under Chauvin in May 2020 by George Floyd, a black man. Was convicted of murdering. knees. Shovin's colleague Thomas Lane promoted manslaughter and pleaded guilty to manslaughter, while two other officers promoted both murder and manslaughter and manslaughter. Waiting for trial on charges of indictment. All four were convicted of federal crimes that violated Floyd's rights.
In another case, Kim Potter, a former officer of the Brooklyn Center, fisted a taser gun when he fatally shot a 20-year-old black driver, Dauntelite, while transportation was stopped. He was convicted of manslaughter after stating that he had made a mistake. last year.
John Ruschik sent an email to AP, his family did not fully cooperate with state investigators and Minneapolis police to investigate the murder of his daughter, authorities. The culture added that he believed that the acceptance of using violence to control difficult situations contributed to Justin's death.
"How can an officer go out on the street in the role of defender of public security and order, with a duty and an attitude towards duty that allows him to shoot first and ask questions later. Did he write?
A few days after Noor's conviction, Minneapolis agreed to pay $ 20 million to Damond's family, then believed to be the largest settlement due to police violence in Minnesota. Did. It was exceeded earlier this year when Chauvin was on trial, when Minneapolis agreed to a $ 27 million settlement with Floyd's death.
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This story has been updated to amend Noor's manslaughter decision to 4 years and 9 months instead of 41 months.
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