Police Chief Criticizes US Cop Who Shot Australian Woman

The police chief in Minneapolis, speaking out for the first time Thursday, strongly criticized the actions of one of the city’s officers who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman. Chief Janee Harteau had been on vacation when Justine Damond was killed by an officer responding to her emergency call Saturday night of a possible assault … Read more

Ambush Claim ‘ludicrous,’ Says Family Attorney of Slain Australian

An attorney for the family of the unarmed Australian woman fatally shot by police in Minnesota on Thursday strongly rejected suggestions the officers may have acted out of fear of an ambush. Bob Bennett dismissed the claims as “ludicrous” in an interview with the local CBS TV station in Minneapolis. He noted that Justine Damond, … Read more