A US police chief resigned Friday amid an uproar over the death of an unarmed Australian woman who had called to report a possible sexual assault and was shot by a responding officer. Minneapolis police chief Janee Harteau had faced criticism over her handling of the killing of Justine Damond last Saturday night, which ignited … Read more
The police chief in Minneapolis resigned Friday amid an uproar over the death of an Australian woman who had called to report a possible sexual assault and was shot by a responding officer. Chief Janee Harteau faced criticism over her handling of the incident last Saturday night, which ignited an international outcry. She did not … Read more
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
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
The lawyer for one of two Minneapolis police officers involved in the shooting death of an unarmed Australian woman said Wednesday that they may have feared an ambush. Justine Damond was killed Saturday night when approaching a police car, after she had placed an emergency call reporting a possible rape taking place near her home … Read more
The family of an Australian woman shot dead by US police after making an emergency call to them is complaining that authorities have pretty much left them in the dark as to how it happened. Justine Damond was killed Saturday night by a police officer responding to her emergency call of a possible assault in … Read more
Authorities in the US state of Minnesota on Monday were investigating the police-involved shooting of an Australian woman, who was killed under mysterious circumstances after placing an emergency call. Justine Damond was fatally shot by one of two responding officers Saturday night, after she called 911 to report a possible assault in an alleyway in … Read more
It was the scenario that residents of Emerson, Man., had been fearing for months — that someone among the throngs who have been crossing the border illegally recently would wind up dead, either from the biting cold or from spring flooding. For it to happen this late in the season, however, caught everyone off guard. … Read more
PRINCE’S unsealed divorce file from his second marriage shows the couple lived a luxurious lifestyle that included spending $US50,000 ($66,662) per party after major awards ceremonies, a newspaper reported Friday. Records from the late Purple Rain megastar’s divorce from Manuela Testolini were unsealed Friday by a judge’s order. The Minneapolis Star Tribune went to court … Read more