17 July, 2017
"I am heartsick and deeply disturbed by the fatal officer-involved shooting that happened last night", she said.
"There are still many questions about what took place".
Causing much confusion at the gathering-and in the community at large-was an admission from police that the officers' body cameras were not turned on at the time, nor did the squad auto cameras capture any video of the incident.
"Justine was one of the most peaceful, calm, helpful people I have ever met", they wrote. There is a long road of healing ahead, and a lot of work remains to be done. "I hope people don't demonize all police officers ... but it's shoot to kill, not shoot to disarm".
"I have questions about why the bodycams weren't on", she said in a press conference Sunday.
Both of the police officers involved in the shooting are on paid administrative leave, the Star Tribune reports.
Three sources with knowledge of the incident said that when they arrived, the officers pulled around back and were immediately confronted by Damond, who was in her pajamas.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Damond called 911 to report a suspicious noise.
Justine Damond, 40, had gone outside in her pyjamas to meet a police auto at her home in Minneapolis when she was killed at about 11.30pm on Saturday.
An investigation is underway in an incident where an Australian woman was shot dead by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 15 July. "And we want to remember Justine tonight, and call for answers, but we want just to remember and respect Justine, tonight, and her family, and share our love for her family, and how much we want to wrap our support around them". "I'm so done with all this violence", he said.
Describing his stepmother as his "best friend" and "a very passionate woman", Zach said she called police because she "thought something bad was happening".
The woman was to be married to Mr Damond, 50, in August, a family friend said. She represented the area when she served on the city council.
Damond, also known as Justine Ruszczyk, had taken the name of her American fiance Don.
Meanwhile, Ruszczyk can be seen in the below video, titled "Justine Damond 7 2 17".
"Sadly we now [mourn the life of] Justine, a white woman living in southwest Minneapolis-who simply notified the police about an assault she was concerned about", Michelle Gross of Communities United Against Police Brutality said.
"This woman was a attractive light". "She was a healer". She was loved. And she should be alive.
