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The Australian Woman Killed by Police in Minneapolis

Justine Damond’s death has sparked outrage and questions about why the officers had their body cameras switched off.
Source: Reuters

Justine Damond called police just before midnight Saturday to report a possible assault in the alley behind her home. Two officers responded in a squad car and, the , Damond went to the driver’s door in her pajamas; the officer in the passenger seat fired, killing her. The death of the 40-year-old Australian woman who

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