The Minneapolis police officer,Mohamed Noor, who shot and killed a woman in July has turned himself in to the police, after a warrant was issued for his arrest, and a news conference was scheduled later Tuesday to announce charges in the case.
Mohamed turned himself in Tuesday in the death of Justine Damond who was shot on July 15, minutes after she called 911 to report a possible assault in the alley behind her home, says Tom Plunkett, an attorney for Officer Mohamed Noor.
Damond called 911 to report a possible assault in her alley and was in her pajamas talking to one of the officers on the driver’s side of the squad car. The officer in the passenger seat pulled his gun and shot Damond through the driver’s side door
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman was scheduled to discuss charges in the case at a 2:30 p.m. at a news conference. Noor refuses to speak publicly about the case and declined to be interviewed by state investigators.
Justine Damond, 40, was a yoga and meditation instructor who was engaged to be married.