JUST IN: Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor found guilty of 3rd-degree murder and 2nd-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Justine Damond
A former Minnesota police officer was found guilty of murder on Tuesday for shooting an unarmed woman who had called 911 to report a possible rape behind her home.
Noor, who was fired by from the Minneapolis Police Department after being charged, now faces a maximum of 12 1/2 years behind bars for third-degree murder.Noor took the stand in his own defense last week, telling jurors he believed Damond was armed and was within point-blank range of his partner, Matthew Harrity when he fired his weapon.
Noor testified he saw a woman — who turned out to be Damond — with her arms outside Harrity's window and then fired, believing he was saving his partner's life.
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