Family of Australian woman 発射 dead by Minneapolis policeman hoped city would change after his 殺人 有罪の判決 - but George Floyd's death has destroyed that dream

  • Justine Ruszczyk Damond's family are 深く，強烈に saddened by George Floyd's death
  • Ms Damond was 発射 by Mohamed Noor behind her Minneapolis home in 2017?
  • She 報告（する）／憶測d a 罪，犯罪 to police- he 解雇する／砲火／射撃d as she approached their car in the dark?
  • Mr Floyd died on Monday after an officer placed his 膝 on the 犠牲者's neck
  • Her family said they hoped things would change after Noor's 殺人 有罪の判決?

By Australian Associated 圧力（をかける）

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Justine Ruszczyk Damond's family are 深く，強烈に saddened by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and '大いに 苦しめるd by the manner in which he died'.

The Ruszczyks, from Sydney, said their hearts go out to Mr Floyd's grieving family.

Mr Floyd died on Monday after an 逮捕（する） on a Minneapolis street where ビデオ （映画の）フィート数 shows officer Derek Chauvin placing his 膝 on Mr Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes.

Ms Ruszczyk Damond, a 40-year-old Australian life coach and yoga 指導者, was 発射 dead by police officer Mohamed Noor in an alley behind her Minneapolis home in 2017.

Yoga teacher and life coach Justine Damond (pictured), 40, was shot dead in a dark alley where she had called police to report a possible sexual assault on the night of July 15, 2017

Yoga teacher and life coach Justine Damond (pictured), 40, was 発射 dead in a dark alley where she had called police to 報告（する）／憶測 a possible 性の 強襲，強姦 on the night of July 15, 2017

'Justine, my daughter, and Jason's sister should not be dead,' John Ruszczyk said in a 声明 to AAP.

'George Floyd, a good man, should not be dead.

'We are 深く，強烈に saddened by Mr Floyd's death and 大いに 苦しめるd by the manner in which he died.'

Noor was 設立する 有罪の of third-degree 殺人 and second-degree 過失致死 by a Minneapol is 陪審／陪審員団 last year and is serving a 12.5 year 刑務所，拘置所 宣告，判決.

The Ruszczyks also とじ込み／提出するd a civil 訴訟 against the city of Minneapolis and won a $US20 million ($A30 million) 解決／入植地.

They hoped the culture and behaviour of Minneapolis police officers would change.

John Ruszczyk (left) said: 'We are deeply saddened by Mr Floyd's death and greatly distressed by the manner in which he died.' He is pictured with his son Jason Ruszczyk (centre) and Jason's wife Katarina addressing the media in Sydney after Ms Damond's death in 2017

John Ruszczyk (left) said: 'We are 深く，強烈に saddened by Mr Floyd's death and 大いに 苦しめるd by the manner in which he died.' He is pictured with his son Jason Ruszczyk (centre) and Jason's wife Katarina 演説（する）／住所ing the マスコミ in Sydney after Ms Damond's death in 2017

George Floyd died on Monday after police officer?Derek Chauvin placed his knee on Mr Floyd's neck (pictured)

George Floyd died on Monday after police officer?Derek Chauvin placed his 膝 on Mr Floyd's neck (pictured)

'The fact that another person has died at the 手渡すs of the Minneapolis police using 過度の 軍隊 shows that they have not made 適する changes to their practices and training as we had been told they would after Justine's 殺人,' the Ruszczyks wrote.

'There is 明白に much work to be done.'

Ms Damond was in her Minneapolis home on the evening of July 15, 2017 when she heard a woman's 叫び声をあげるs from an alley behind her house.

She called 911 and when Noor's police 乗り物 pulled up in the alley she walked out barefoot and in her pyjamas.

Noor （人命などを）奪う，主張するd he thought he was 存在 待ち伏せ／迎撃するd and, while sitting in his police car, 発射 across his partner Matthew Harrity and fatally struck Ms Damond in the stomach.

Mr Floyd died on Monday after police were called to a Minneapolis shop after a 報告（する）／憶測 someone was 試みる／企てるing to use 偽造の money.

Police put him in 手錠s and 動きやすい phone ビデオ showed Chauvin ひさまづくing on Mr Floyd on the ground and Mr Floyd pleading he could not breathe.

Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor (left) was found guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter by a Minneapolis jury last year and is serving a 12.5 year prison sentence

Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor (left) was 設立する 有罪の of third-degree 殺人 and second-degree 過失致死 by a Minneapolis 陪審／陪審員団 last year and is serving a 12.5 year 刑務所，拘置所 宣告，判決

Three other officers 伴う／関わるd are also 存在 調査／捜査するd.

Chauvin was 逮捕（する）d and 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金d on Friday with the same counts Noor 直面するd: third-degree 殺人 and second-degree 過失致死.

The 最大限 宣告，判決 for the 殺人 count is 25 years.

'The 被告 had his 膝 on Mr Floyd's neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in total," the 犯罪の （民事の）告訴 とじ込み／提出するd against Chauvin 明言する／公表するs.

'Two minutes and 53 seconds of this was after Mr Floyd was 非，不，無-responsive.'

It was the 最新の of a string of 致命的な 出来事/事件s 伴う／関わるing police and African American men in the Minneapolis-St Paul twin cities.

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