22-10-2021, 08:06 AM
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI
October 21, 2021 GMT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape happening behind her home was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison — the most the judge could impose but less than half the 12½ years he was sentenced to for his murder conviction that was overturned last month.
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Noor testified at his 2019 trial that he and his partner were driving slowly in an alley when a loud bang on their police SUV made him fear for their lives. He said he saw a woman appear at the partner’s driver’s side window and raise her right arm before he fired a shot from the passenger seat to stop what he thought was a threat.
Better to read the full report at ahttps://apnews.com/article/death-of-george-floyd-police-shootings-minnesota-minneapolis-ab85ca48f043f5fae8dfa0e7eb819f6d
October 21, 2021 GMT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape happening behind her home was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in prison — the most the judge could impose but less than half the 12½ years he was sentenced to for his murder conviction that was overturned last month.
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Noor testified at his 2019 trial that he and his partner were driving slowly in an alley when a loud bang on their police SUV made him fear for their lives. He said he saw a woman appear at the partner’s driver’s side window and raise her right arm before he fired a shot from the passenger seat to stop what he thought was a threat.
Better to read the full report at ahttps://apnews.com/article/death-of-george-floyd-police-shootings-minnesota-minneapolis-ab85ca48f043f5fae8dfa0e7eb819f6d