Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape happening behind her home will be sentenced on a lesser charge after his murder conviction was overturned.
Mohamed Noor was found guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Justine Damond.MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape happening behind her home will be sentenced on a lesser charge Thursday after his murder conviction was overturned in a case that drew global attention and was fraught with the issue of race.
Noor testified at his 2019 trial that he and his partner were driving slowly in an alley when a loud bang on his police SUV made him fear for their lives. He said he saw a woman appear at the partner’s driver's side window and raise her right arm before he fired a shot from the passenger seat to stop what he thought was a threat.
Noor, who was fired after he was charged, has already served more than 29 months. In Minnesota, defendants with good behavior typically serve two-thirds of their prison sentences and the remainder on supervised release. If Noor gets the presumptive four years, he could be eligible for supervised release around the end of this year.
Damond's family members came from Australia for the 2019 trial, but they were expected to have statements read on their behalf Thursday.
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