Australian 'healer' mourned after shooting by Minneapolis police

MINNEAPOLIS — hundreds of human beings accrued at the doorway of an alleyway in southwest Minneapolis Sunday evening to mourn a female who become shot and killed with the aid of police there Saturday night.

The lady, diagnosed with the aid of the megastar Tribune as Justine Damond, forty, changed into killed when two Minneapolis law enforcement officials spoke back to a 911 name of a possible assault north of the 5100 block of Washburn street South just before 11:30 p.m. CT Saturday, in line with a news release from the kingdom Bureau of criminal Apprehension.

officers stated an officer "fired their weapon" and killed the lady.

The BCA become investigating the fatal officer-worried taking pictures, and Minneapolis Assistant Police chief Medaria Arradondo said Sunday that the officers worried has been located on administrative depart.

The Hennepin County medical examiner’s office will behavior an autopsy.

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in step with the information release, "The officials’ frame cameras have been no longer became on at the time and the squad digital camera did now not capture the incident. Investigators are trying to decide whether any video of the incident exists."

Zach Damond, son of the lady's fiancé, Don Damond, addressed the shooting in a stay facebook video Sunday afternoon.

"My mother is useless because a police officer shot her for motives I don't know, and that i demand answers," he stated.

He said Justine Damond, who also went by way of her maiden name Justine Ruszczyk, referred to as the police while she heard a legitimate within the alley. Police stated at a press conference Sunday that they had been responding to an "unknown trouble" name when the shooting passed off.

At the press convention, Mayor Betsy Hodges said she is "heartsick" over the capturing.

"like you, i have quite a few questions," she stated. "i've quite a few questions on why the body cameras weren't on. ... Questions i am hoping and expect might be replied within the following couple of days."

buddies stated the Sydney, Australia, woman who become killed was a "spiritual healer" who led meditation sessions with dozens of others in Minneapolis.

Damond and her fiancé lived within the 5000 block of Washburn, neighbors instructed the StarTribune. The couple had deliberate to marry in August, a family friend instructed the paper. She had already all started using his name professionally.