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Somali-American Minneapolis cop who shot dead an unarmed yoga instructor, 40, is requesting no jail time despite being convicted of her murder
[DailyMail] - Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor,
| ...also in our archives as Mohammed Noor, he was the first Somali-American on the Minneapolis police force. Despite being flagged by two psychiatrists as unable to handle the stress of the job, and described his neighbours as ill tempered and jumpy, and disliking women, children at play, and African-Americans, he was put through the fast track training for college grads. On the day of the shooting, with almost two years experience he was the senior man in the car... |
convicted of fatally shooting an unarmed woman in 2017, plans to ask a sentencing judge for no prison time
- If that's not granted, his defense lawyers are seeking less prison time than state sentencing guidelines recommend which call for a prison term of 11 to 15 years
- Noor's lawyers filed a motion Thursday, May 30 asking for a 'dispositional departure' when he is sentenced June 7
- He was found guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting of Justine Damond, 40, who called 911 to report a possible crime
| The events in question took place on 15 July 2017; the first article in our archives was published two days later. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2019-06-01 |
