Justine Damond: Minneapolis police 'heard loud sound' before shooting
A Minneapolis police officer whose partner shot an Australian woman was "startled by a loud sound" just before the incident, investigators say. Justine Damond, originally from Sydney, was gunned down after calling police to report a possible crime. On a police radio recording, an officer mentions fireworks being let off near where the shooting happened. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said he wants answers from the US over the killing. "It is a shocking killing, and yes, we are demanding answers on behalf of her family," he told Australian TV.The shooting occurred as 40-year-old Ms Damond, dressed in her pyjamas, approached the driver's side door to talk to the officer at the wheel after police arrived. Officer Mohamed Noor, who was sitting in the passenger seat, fired his weapon across his partner and through the driver's side window, striking Ms Damond, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said. Officer Noor has refused to speak to investigators and US authorities say they cannot compel him to give a statement. But the BCA said that Officer Matthew Harrity, who was driving the car, had told investigators that Ms Damond had come towards the car immediately after he heard a loud sound.After the shooting, the officers are heard on the police radio recording telling dispatchers they are performing CPR and that "no suspects are at large". State investigators say the officers failed to activate their body or dashboard cameras and both officers have been placed on administrative leave.
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