MOHAMED NOOR, the former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman while responding to her 911 call in 2017, has just been released from prison after serving only a little over three years behind bars, according to online records from the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
Mohamed Noor, 36, was convicted in April 2019 of third-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of Justine Ruszczyk, who called 911 on the night of July 15, 2017, to report a possible sexual assault in an alley behind her house.
Officers Matthew Harrity and Noor were dispatched to the scene and arrived to a dark alley, where they were startled by a loud noise, Harrity told investigators. Ruszczyk then approached the driver’s side of the squad car, and Noor, sitting in the passenger’s seat, shot and killed her.
The case sparked outrage in the US and Australia and led to the resignation of the city’s police chief. A jury convicted Noor of both third-degree murder – known as “depraved mind murder” – and manslaughter, and he was initially sentenced to 12½ years in prison.
However, Minnesota’s highest court vacated the third-degree murder conviction last year, saying there was insufficient evidence to sustain it. He was then resentenced to four years and nine months in prison on the manslaughter charge.
Because Noor had been incarcerated since his conviction, he was given roughly 30 months credit for time served at the time of his resentencing. According to Minnesota law, he needed to serve at least two-thirds of his sentence behind bars, with the last third eligible for supervised release, a threshold of his sentence that was crossed earlier this month.
He will be on supervised release until January 24, 2024, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Thomas Plunkett, Noor’s attorney, declined to comment. “At this point we are choosing to respect Mr Noor’s privacy,” he said.
At trial, Hennepin County prosecutors argued Noor overreacted and failed to properly assess the situation before firing a gunshot into Ruszczyk’s abdomen.
But Noor testified that his partner’s terrified expression and the sight of Ruszczyk with her hand raised jolted him to shoot. Although he did not see a gun in the woman’s hand, he feared his partner might be shot as she began to raise her hand, he said.
Noor was believed to be the first police officer to be convicted of murder in Minnesota in recent memory.
Though Ruszczyk was a veterinary surgeon in Australia, she worked as a spiritual healer, yoga and meditation instructor, and life coach in Minnesota. Her fiancé said the two had planned to marry later that summer.
In court in 2019, Noor apologized to the family of Ruszczyk and said he will think of her every day. “I’ve thought and prayed about this for two years, since the time I took the life of Justine Ruszczyk,” Noor said before sentencing, according to CNN affiliate WCCO. “I’ve also been thinking about all the other lives that have been changed and continue to be changed after this event. None of the families will ever be the same again.”
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The only praying this piece of scum did was not for Miss Diamonds family.
It was to his filthy deity ali akbar offering her as a sacrifice to pisslam.
My country is following yours into submission.
I’m sickened.
Even manslaughter surely of an unarmed woman warrants much more jail time than this.
Why oh why didn’t someone end the evil pos in jail?
If there was even one worthwhile cop in Minneapolis, he wouldn’t have lived to see the sun rise.
The reason is islam.
This woman was really innocent. Not like George Floyd. Because she is white, she didn’t matter. Islam reigns supreme. I feel sick to my stomach. The POS walks.
The Somalis and Sudanese are the worst refugee scum you could possibly meet. Why on God’s green earth they’re allowed to live near civilized humans. How many rocket scientists and doctors among this lot?
I am not surprised. Is America on life support or dead now?
Minneapolis is the home of radical Somali Congressmuslim Ilhan Omar. Nuf said.
She probably “pulled strings” by her political power for an early release of this black African Muslim monster police officer who shoot and killed an unarmed Non Muslim(unbeliever) white young woman in “cold blood”. Very unfair. That’s how Muslims are, very unfair.
I’m sure she did.
Off topic: Prince Charles in the take from Qatari Sheik.
https://people.com/royals/prince-charles-accepted-3-million-cash-charity-donation-qatari-prime-minister/?did=799742-20220627&utm_campaign=people-news_newsletter&utm_source=people.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=062722&cid=799742&mid=90784087445
Az gal, thank you, I passed forward.
Would not have surprised me at all when happening here but hearing this stateside takes me by surprise.
solidarity
To all those white people who marched with the Black Lives Movement ; especially violent white people who took part in the riots across America, when a black person gets killed by white officers, the BLM raises complete hell which includes arson, riots, vandalism, etc. White people, when a white person is murdered by black police or a single black police officer, did BLM march with you? NO. Did BLM make public speeches using bullhorns( loud speakers) to show solitarity with you? NO. BLM is a racist major crimes engaging organization that Only cares about the blacks. Why, white people, should you participate; help; give money to a racist organization that would never participate; help; give money to a white organization? White people, wise up and quit being dupes, catspaws, and puppets of the BLM movement.
Not in disagreement with you, but this had nothing to do with blm. This was a moslem bastard murdering a white woman just because he is a moslem. He got away with it because America has become a country that kisses moslem ass. It’ll get nothing but worse. We’ll be hearing from this moslem bastard again. You can bet on it.
You can’t expect much more from a Department which is operating under a lawless Democrat Governor. The Muzzies and the Dims are in bed together.
A muslim can do no wrong against a Kafir. They are taught to hate all non muslims and do to us as they please. After all,, we are nothing more than animals to them.
Check out Dr. Bill Warner’s work on political islam. He’s brilliant.
LW, I put up another one his videos today. https://barenakedislam.com/2022/06/27/did-you-know-that-3-u-s-congressmuslims-and-216-of-their-favorite-democrat-useful-idiots-voted-to-pass-a-house-resolution-that-would-give-sharia-law-power-over-our-first-amendment/
Quran (8:12) “I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them”
Mass Barbaric MURDERER of Non-Muslims, Warlord Mohammad Triumphantly Declared: I HAVE BEEN MADE VICTORIOUS WITH TERROR
How long are we going to take CONSTANT Muslim Attacks on our people and do nothing?
Are we going to allow ourselves to be meekly led like SHEEP TO the SLAUGHTER?
Every single days, our leaders allow thousands of Muslims into our nations — Muslims who are commanded by the Quran Book of Eternal WAR to perpetrate Satanic Atrocities, Mass Genocide non-Muslims and Conquer and Enslave us — TREASON!
Are we going to wait until it’s too late? When RIVERS OF BLOOD run in our streets as warned by Britain’s Enoch Powell?
We owe it to our nations’ children and grandchildren to Fight with all of our Might to prevent the SATANIC HORROR and TERROR that is planned for our people.
Linda, as you said… “Are we going to allow ourselves to be meekly led like SHEEP TO the SLAUGHTER?”
What is your political plan to turn the tide of invasion?
Americans have to sell the objective to Congress for corrective action solution.
Don’t forget to include the elimination of CAIR in your written plan for the public to read. If USA succeeds in using your plan successfully, I will look at it for Australia, Britain & Canada.
The Muslim KILLER COP murdered the Australian woman in cold blood because she was a NON MUSLIM.
Every person responsible for hiring and also kept on the police force the MUSLIM KILLER COP when they knew that he was DANGEROUS, must be charged for enabling the monster to murder the innocent woman. They have BLOOD on their HANDS.
https://starecat.com/content/wp-content/uploads/how-we-see-muslims-with-gun-how-muslims-see-us-aiming-at-people.jpg
Wouldn’t be at all surprised to see him back in uniform soon. I cannot, in any way, understand why Muslims are given such special treatment.
nv1990, if he gets back in uniform, it must be tabled as being an act of treason against the safety and wellbeing of the American people and all tourists.
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