A few more details have emerged in Saturday's fatal police shooting of Australian Justine Ruszczyk in Minneapolis. The shooting happened as the two police officers who responded to Ruszczyk's 911 were driving through a dark alley looking for a potential sex assault suspect. The officer who was driving, Matthew Harrity, told investigators he was startled by a loud sound near the squad car, then Ruszczyk approached the driver's side window. Harrity said that's when his partner, Officer Mohamed Noor, fired through the driver's side window, hitting Ruszczyk, who died soon afterward, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Noor's not talking with investigators. Once the investigation is done a county attorney -- and not a grand jury -- will decide if either of the officers will be charged. More information in the case, which has already been reviewed by Ruszczyk's family, is set to be released online this morning. | |
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