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| Australian bride-to-be shot dead by US police after 911 call | |
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| An Australian woman has been killed by a US police officer responding to a 911 call in Minneapolis. | An Australian woman has been killed by a US police officer responding to a 911 call in Minneapolis. |
| The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (BCA) said police responded to "a call of possible assault" when "at one point an officer fired their weapon, fatally striking a woman". | The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (BCA) said police responded to "a call of possible assault" when "at one point an officer fired their weapon, fatally striking a woman". |
| The BCA is investigating the Saturday incident but said the officers' body cameras were not turned on at the time. | The BCA is investigating the Saturday incident but said the officers' body cameras were not turned on at the time. |
| The victim has been identified by Australian officials as Justine Damond. | |
| According to Australian media, the 40-year old woman was living in Minneapolis with her fiancé. The woman called 911 to report a noise near her home when the incident occurred, reports said. | According to Australian media, the 40-year old woman was living in Minneapolis with her fiancé. The woman called 911 to report a noise near her home when the incident occurred, reports said. |
| A man claiming to be Ms Damond's son also said in a Facebook video that she was the one who alerted authorities. | |
| "She thought something bad was happening and the next thing I know, they take my best friend's life," the man, named Zach, said. | |
| Minneapolis mayor Betsy Hodges said in a statement she was "heartsick and deeply disturbed by what occurred last night". | Minneapolis mayor Betsy Hodges said in a statement she was "heartsick and deeply disturbed by what occurred last night". |
| Over the past few years the US has seen a series of civilian killings at the hands of police that have caused widespread concern and criticism. | Over the past few years the US has seen a series of civilian killings at the hands of police that have caused widespread concern and criticism. |
| Ms Damond, nee Justine Ruszczyk, taught meditation classes at the Lake Harriet Spiritual Community. | |
| She used the surname of the man she was expected to marry in August, Don Damond, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. | |
| She is believed to have been living in the US for at least the last three years. | |
| About 200 neighbours, family members and residents shocked by the shooting gathered for a vigil on Sunday night where she died. | |
| "I mean ask anybody here, they're shocked," said Ms Damond's student Corey Birkholz told CBS News. | |
| He described Ms Damond as "a very conscious, loving person and you wouldn't associate that with a gunshot in an alley". | |
| "I don't know anything about the law or police work to that extent but to me, it seems really stupid. You have a body camera, aren't you supposed to use them?" Mr Birkholz added. | |
| Mayor Hodges echoed his sentiments, saying at a news conference: "I share the same questions other people have about why we don't have body camera footage of it, and I hope to get answers to that in the days coming." | |
| The two officers involved in the shooting are on paid administrative leave. | |
| The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Monday on behalf of Ms Damond's family. | |
| "This is a very difficult time for our family," the statement said. "We are trying to come to terms with this tragedy and to understand why this has happened." |