It took nine long months, but finally Mohamed Noor has been charged in the murder of Justine Damond.
Minneapolis Somali-Muslim cop Mohamed Noor shot unarmed, pajama-clad Justine Damond to death at point blank range. On the force since 2015, he had three complaints against him. He is described by neighbors as jumpy, ill-tempered, strict and disrespectful of women and blacks. What was he still doing on the force?
In his short time with the Minneapolis Police, Mohamed Noor has had three complaints filed against him two that are still open. The other was closed and Noor wasnt disciplined.
Hijab-wearing Mayor Betsy Hodges instituted hiring policies in the police department to prioritize the hiring of Somali Muslims. This at a time when more than 22 young men from the community had left the state to join al-Shabab in Somalia, and roughly a dozen people have left in recent years to join the jihad in Syria, including the Islamic State group. The area in Minneapolis where Muslim killer-cop was recruited and fast-tracked for police work is a notorious hot spot for jihad recruitment.
Typical of jihad operatives, the lawyer of the Muslim police officer who shot dead Justine Damond in cold blood is smeared and defamed the victim. Exactly what they do to us for opposing jihad terror. Police officers Mohamed Noor lawyer caused controversy for reportedly asking for a review into Justine Damonds autopsy report to see if she had taken sleeping pills. It was absolutely sickening, and thats the game these lawyers play, to try to attack the victim, family spokesman Tom Hyder said.
The Minneapolis police officer who mistakenly shot and killed an Australian woman in July was behind bars Tuesday on charges of third-degree murder.
Officer Mohamed Noor was also charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, according to records from the Hennepin County Jail.
It was not clear whether Noor turned himself in or was arrested on a warrant, but Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman was expected to reveal more details later Tuesday.
Freeman had previously said that investigators did not have probable cause to charge Noor for fatally shooting Damond, a 40-year-old expat, after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home.
I have to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, the moment he shot the gun he feared for his life, and he used force because he thought he was going to be killed, Freeman told activists in a videotaped exchange. But he wont answer my questions, because he doesnt have to, OK? We all have Fifth Amendment rights, and I respect that.
And let me just say, its not my fault, Freeman said in the video. If it isnt my fault, who didnt do their jobs?
Investigators and they dont work for me. And they havent done their job.
The county attorneys office said in a statement to NBC News at the time: We are working diligently on the case to complete the investigation as soon as possible. Beyond that, we cannot comment at this time.
But on Dec. 18, Freeman apologized for his comments, calling them ill-advised and said he was not aware he was being recorded.
Noor has been on paid administrative leave since the shooting. His fate was left to prosecutors rather than to a grand jury after several high-profile police shootings in the area and after the grand jury process was criticized as unfair because it rarely results in police officers being charged with crimes.
Damonds maiden name was Ruszczyk but she had already started using her fiancé Don Damonds last name.
A life coach and motivational speaker who hailed from Sydney, Damonds deadly encounter with Noor happened on July 15 when she approached the SUV that Noor and his partner, Officer Matthew Harrity, were driving in.
Harrity, who was at the wheel, said that he was startled by a loud noise just before Damond approached the open drivers side window and that Noor fired from the passenger seat, striking the woman.
Both officers were wearing body cameras, but they were turned off, as were the headlights of their vehicle.
In the aftermath, Freeman said the shooting of Damond didnt have to happen, it shouldnt have happened, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.
Don Damond said he hoped Freeman would act swiftly to review the findings and determine the charges.
Meanwhile, Michele Bachmann, a former Republican congresswoman who represented the Minneapolis exurbs, called Noor one of the first Somali-American police officers on the force an affirmative action hire by the hijab-wearing mayor of Minneapolis.
Bachmanns remark was criticized as racist by local Somali community leaders and Minneapolis city leaders.
Also, Minneapolis police officers removed a memorial created by a white nationalist group for Damond that was placed outside the police headquarters.
Poster Comment:
Hijab-wearing Mayor Betsy Hodges instituted hiring policies in the police department to prioritize the hiring of Somali Muslims."
Entire villages from Somalia have been transplanted to Minnesota, and other locals, under current immigration policies that are in actuality based on a replacement program to overcome the American Euro-centered culture. After 100 years of tracking and research the military has concluded that they cannot train persons under the IQ of 83 to be productive in any of their requirements. The average IQ of Somalians is 70. The problems with maintaining a modern industrial/technological society is even greater than religion.