Posted on 07/17/2017 1:13:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A woman shot and killed by Minneapolis police had called 911 to report a possible crime near her home, a source who knew her said.
Justine Ruszczyk called 911 on Saturday night because she thought a sexual assault might be taking place in a back alley near her home, the source said.
But, after Minneapolis police arrived, an officer shot and killed Ruszczyk.
Police still haven’t explained how, or why.
“Working to learn more”
The shooting happened as two Minneapolis police officers responded to a 911 call reporting a possible assault shortly before 11 p.m., Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges said.
The officers were wearing body cameras, but they were not turned on during the incident, the mayor said.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is now handling the case. The DPS’ Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said authorities are in the initial stages of investigation and “working to learn more about the events that transpired.”
“As mayor of our city, a wife and a grandmother, I am heartsick and deeply disturbed by what occurred last night,” Hodges said Sunday. “There are still many questions about what took place and, while the investigation is still in its early stages, I am asking the BCA to release as much information as quickly as they are able to.”
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office has not released the woman’s autopsy report.
Shock in Australia
Ruszczyk was originally from Australia, though she was a US citizen because her father holds US citizenship, the source who knew her said.
Her death made headlines across Australia. The country’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it is providing consular assistance to the woman’s family.
Ruszczyk had lived in the United States since April 2014 and was living with her fiancé at the time of her death, the source said. They were planning to marry in August.
‘She was a healer’
According to her website, Ruszczyk trained as a veterinarian and later became a yoga instructor and life coach.
On Sunday, members of Women’s March Minnesota honored her in a vigil. Chalk drawings on the driveway where they gathered said she would be remembered as “a loving woman, a light to everyone.”
“This woman was a beautiful light. She was a healer. She was loved. She should still be here,” one woman said to applause. “This should not have happened… That could’ve been me. That could’ve been you. That could’ve been you. That could’ve been any of us. And, we’re gonna talk, and we’re gonna work as a community to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
It will be hard to come up with a good explanation for this one. Upon first impression it does not look good. But I guess there could be some explanation such as “She reached for her cell phone and we thought it was for a gun.”
Nothing, just an observation on part of the story.
Somalis are unstable people. Only in dummy country, such as MN, would you allow one into a police force,
Muslim Jihadist cop kills white woman..for what, have absolutely NO idea..still dont understand why she was inside the cop car..if she witnessed a possible assault wouldn’t she be standing outside the vehicle talking to police(For a police report) why would she be INSIDE the car or is that info wrong?
How long would it take to determine the facts in this case? It’s not complicated.
The fact that you DON’T have them speaks volumes.
Their Ethiopian and Kenyan neighbors loathe and wanted nothing to do with Somalis. George W. Bush imported them over by the tens of thousands where they have pretty much refused to assimilate and now were giving them badges and guns.
“Ruszczyk was originally from Australia, though she was a US citizen because her father holds US citizenship, the source who knew her said.”
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Um, no, she isn’t, not unless she went through all the paperwork, got her green card, etc.
Btw, doesn’t her name sound Russian? ;)
Safetgiver is keeping notes on things Russian. ;) Which is everything, apparently. :)
I think it is SOP.
Call cops to report a crime and then lunge at them when they arrive. It’s even better if you have a dog that barks.
Are you insane? It's the opposite of a Russian name, it's Polish. How could you insult a woman who was murdered like this?
Nashville is soon in that predicament. They have gone full retard.
Memphis still wins the prize but not for long.
A nice city at one time.
> What does this have to do with Ted Cruz? <
Ted Cruz is a Muslim. And a policeman.
I guess.
If that turns out to be factual, then I don't expect an outcome with any sense of justice. The Blacks and Liberals will falsely scream of a double standard and declare the only reason for the outrage is because the victim is a White woman. This will cause the authorities in Minnesota to back down and thwart justice.
The consistent reports I have seen are that the officers were sitting in their car, hence body cams off. Reportedly, one officer fired within the squad car across the body of his partner.
As I said, if these details hold up as facts, it will be mighty hard to explain why a Cop fired his service weapon inside his car, across the body of his partner no less. I can't imagine any training whatsoever that suggests this as proper action unless one's life were unequivocally in immediate - and I mean immediate - jeopardy. Hard to imagine this petite woman looked as a mortal threat.
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I’m sure that the “officer” that did this is in custody, and has been relieved of his firearms, and ammunition, pending the outcome of his criminal trial, right?
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Because there remains people on this board who, these many months later, remain pathologically afraid of Ted Cruz. Frankly, it’s bizarre.
>Their Ethiopian and Kenyan neighbors loathe and wanted nothing to do with Somalis. <
For what it’s worth, a large number of Somalis were imported into a large city near where I live. They all go to that city’s high school. The Somali students are constantly being verbally (and sometimes physically) assaulted...by the school’s native black population.
The white kids there just try to stay out of the way.
Ruszczyk was originally from Australia, though she was a US citizen because her father holds US citizenship, the source who knew her said.
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People claim that Ted Cruz is a natural born citizen with the same circumstances.
It looks simple, but that is because it is a short article. It makes no sense. I've been around the block enough on news stories that make no sense. It means a critical fact is being left out either intentionally or out of poor reporting. I'm sure as more detailed information avails itself we will all be able to either get on board with what this story appears to communicate or change our perception to match the facts as they come out.
The fact that you DON’T have them speaks volumes.
I confess that I don't really know what that means. I think that sentence is more a reflection on you than on me. One of us seems to jump to conclusions pretty quickly, at least from what I'm seeing here. And it isn't me.
I don’t think it’s odd at all. The media programs people very effectively, even people who think they are immune. The whole Republican primary was media programming.
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