MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When an unarmed white woman who called 911 to report a crime was fatally shot by a black, Somali American police officer in Minneapolis, the racial dynamic seen in many police shooting cases in the U.S. was flipped on its head, and a different narrative emerged.
1 / 3FILE - In this July 20, 2017, file photo, Don Damond, the fiance of Justine Damond, is comforted outside his home by Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile, as demonstrators march by Damond's home in honor of Justine Damond, in Minneapolis. Both Philando Castile and Justine Damond were shot and killed by Minneapolis police officers.
While Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder said race is never a factor in the department's personnel decisions or internal investigations, some activists say it's been part of the equation from the start — from the public portrayals of Damond and Noor, to the fact that Noor was charged and fired from the police force.
A spokesman for the prosecutor's office had no comment on the role of race in the case. But potential jurors were asked questions such as whether they've had negative experiences with Somalis and about their potential biases. The jury of 16 people, four of whom are alternates, includes six people of color.
Attorney S. Lee Merritt has represented families of multiple black people killed by police. One was Botham Jean, who was shot in his own Dallas apartment by an off-duty officer who has said she mistook his door for her own. After the shooting, police sought a search warrant that resulted in the discovery of marijuana in Jean's apartment — something Merritt says was an attempt to smear the 26-year-old victim.
Many activists say they're not advocating for leniency for Noor, but for equity — and for overall changes to policing in the U.S. In the days after Damond's death, activists in Black Lives Matter and other groups came out in strong support of her family and friends. They marched in the streets and called for then-Mayor Betsy Hodges to resign.
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