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The shooting of Justine Ruszczyk and trial of former officer Mohamed Noor

On the evening of July 15, 2017, Justine Ruszczyk, also known as Justine Damond, called 911. About 22 minutes later she was dead, shot by then-Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor.

After a nearly three-week trial, jurors found Noor guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Ruszczyk's death.

Seeing a dip in recordings, Minneapolis police aim to tighten bodycam policy

Seeing a dip in recordings, Minneapolis police aim to tighten bodycam policy

The Minneapolis police department wants more officers' body-worn cameras ready to record. New draft guidelines include a requirement that officers keep their cameras on at the start of their shifts.
by Brandt Williams

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Mpls. cop won't face Ruszczyk shooting questions in unrelated suit

Mpls. cop won't face Ruszczyk shooting questions in unrelated suit

A federal judge has ruled Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor can't be questioned about shooting Justine Ruszczyk during his deposition in a separate case tied to an alleged police violation of a woman's constitutional rights.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Freeman called a grand jury in Ruszczyk killing. Why?

Freeman called a grand jury in Ruszczyk killing. Why?

Experts say Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman's move to impanel a grand jury while still planning to make his own charging decision about officer Mohamed Noor means he's using the secret panel and proceedings as an investigatory tool.
by Riham Feshir

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Here's what a grand jury could mean in the Ruszczyk case

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman is convening a grand jury in the shooting of Justine Ruszczyk. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with University of Minnesota law professor JaneAnne Murray about what the grand jury could do.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Attorney: Freeman convenes grand jury in Ruszczyk killing by Mpls. cop

Attorney: Freeman convenes grand jury in Ruszczyk killing by Mpls. cop

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman is using a grand jury as part of the process to decide whether to file charges against Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor in the shooting death of Justine Ruszczyk, a Ruszczyk family attorney says.
by Brandt Williams and Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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How do prosecutors decide whether to charge police in fatal shootings?

How do prosecutors decide whether to charge police in fatal shootings?

Ramsey County Attorney John Choi joined MPR's Tom Weber in the studio to talk about how prosecutors make decisions and some of the pressures and decisions Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman may be facing in the shooting of Justine Ruszczyk.
by Tom Weber

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