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July 24, 2017

Minneapolis Police Chief Resigns After Shooting of Unarmed Australian Woman
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Back in the United States, in Minneapolis, Police Chief Janee Harteau
has resigned amid growing protests over the police killing of the
unarmed Australian woman Justine Ruszczyk. Many residents are now
calling for the resignation of the mayor, Betsy Hodges, saying the
killing of Justine Ruszczyk, which came after she called 911 twice to
report a possible sexual assault near her home, shows an institutional
problem with the city's police. This is one of the protesters.

Protester: "The former chief wasn't doing her job, but we understand
it's beyond the chief, that the problem is institutional, right? If it
was not institutional, then those body cameras would have been on the
police the other day."

Ruszczyk was shot dead by police officer Mohamed Noor, who was
responding to her emergency calls, as Ruszczyk approached his police
cruiser in her pajamas. We'll go to Minneapolis for more on the growing
protests after headlines.


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