http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/mohamed-noor-identified-as-police-of...THE police officer who shot dead an Australian bride-to-be after she called 911 for help was under investigation at the time of the Saturday night shooting.
Mohamed Noor, from the Minneapolis Police Department, was believed to be sitting in the passenger seat of a police car when he shot across his partner, killing 40-year-old Justine Ruszczyk Damond about 11.30pm Saturday local time.
The officer had little more than two years experience, and had already been sued over an incident on the job earlier this year.
According to federal court documents detailing the open case, Noor, along with another officer, allegedly forced his way into a woman’s home and taking her to hospital.
The complaint alleges Noor and the other officer of forcing their way into the woman’s house “without any reasonable or legal cause” and accuses them of “violently and forcibly detained her and transported her against her will”.
The woman was told she was sent to hospital because she was in a “mental health crisis” and calling 911 “a million times”, which she denies.
The complainant alleges false imprisonment, battery, assault, negligence, and violating civil rights.
The complaint was filed to the US District court just over three weeks ago, and the case is ongoing.
Minneapolis television station KARE11 has reported Noor has “two open complaints against him from 2017 and one from 2016”, but fails to detail what they are.
This morning, Noor’s lawyer Tom Plunkett released a statement saying his client took the loss of Ms Damond and the affect on her family “very seriously”.
“He takes these events very seriously because, for him, being a police officer is a calling,” the statement read. “He joined the police force to serve the community and to protect the people he serves.”
Mr Plunkett also said in the statement there were “several investigations ongoing” around Noor.
Ms Damond’s family has been told they have received “almost no additional information” from the state police department over what happened after police arrived at the scene after receiving her 911 call.
A mobile phone reportedly found near Ms Damond’s body raised the prospect police thought it was a gun. No weapons were found at the scene.
Noor and his unidentified partner, whose cameras were not turned on during the shooting, have been placed on paid administrative leave.
Noor joined the Minneapolis Police Department in March 2015 and is the first Somali-American police officer assigned to the 5th Precinct in the southwest part of the city.
Noor’s lawyer, Tom Plunkett, confirmed Noor fired his weapon, killing Ms Damond, who was originally from Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
“We take this seriously with great compassion for all persons who are being touched by this,” Mr Plunkett said, a
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