Justine Damond’s family agrees to $20 million settlement with Minneapolis over police shooting death

Via NBC News

The city of Minneapolis agreed to a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman shot dead by a police officer who was convicted of murder, lawmakers announced on Friday.

The settlement came just three days after jurors convicted the former officer, Mohamed Noor, of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the July 15, 2017, slaying of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a dual citizen of the United States and Australia.

Image: Justine Damond, an Australian woman who was shot dead by police in Minneapolis Saturday
Justine DamondStephen Govel Photography

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