Minneapolis Police Shooting Australian Woman: More Details From Police Radio, Officer’s Statement, Medical Examiner

Minneapolis Police Shooting Australian Woman: More Details From Police Radio, Officer’s Statement, Medical Examiner
L: Justine Damond, also known as Justine Ruszczyk, from Sydney, is seen in this 2015 photo released by Stephen Govel Photography in New York, U.S., on July 17, 2017. (Stephen Govel Photography/Handout via Reuters); R: Minneapolis Police Department Officer Mohamed Noor. (City of Minneapolis Ward 8 Update Newsletter)
Petr Svab
7/18/2017
Updated:
10/5/2018

More details emerge in the case of a Minneapolis police officer shooting an Australian woman, after she called 911 reporting a possible assault on Saturday, July 15.

Based on police releases, the medical examiner’s release, police radio recording, and sources talking to local media, here’s a portrayal of the events.

On Saturday, shortly before 11:30 p.m., Justine Ruszczyk Damond, 40, called 911, reporting a “female screaming” in an alley behind the house where she lived with her fiancé at 5024 Washburn Ave. South in Minneapolis.

Approximate location of where Justine Ruszczyk Damond was shot by a police officer in Minneapolis on July 15, 2017. (Google Maps)
Approximate location of where Justine Ruszczyk Damond was shot by a police officer in Minneapolis on July 15, 2017. (Google Maps)