FILE – In this May 8, 2018, file photo, former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor arrives at the Hennepin County Government Center for a hearing in Minneapolis. Noor is charged in the July 2017 shooting death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, of Australia, who had called 911 to report a possible assault. Court records show psychiatrists and training officers voiced concerns about Noor’s fitness for duty long before he fatally shot Damond. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police say representatives of a former officer who fatally shot an Australian woman last year didn’t show up to inspect a department Ford Explorer squad car after a judge granted the defense access for four hours Friday evening.
Police spokesman John Elder said Saturday that Noor’s defense didn’t come to the police precinct during the 6p.m.-10 p.m. window allowed by the judge.
An attorney for Noor declined to comment Saturday to The Associated Press. Noor’s lawyers had asked for access to the SUV on Friday because the moon was to be in the same phase as it was on the night in July 2017 when he shot Justine Ruszczyk Damond.
Authorities say Noor fired past his partner, who was behind the wheel, as Damond approached the driver-side window. Noor’s attorneys have indicated he will plead not guilty to charges of second- and third-degree murder and manslaughter.
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