EX-COP, ACCUSED OF KILLING WOMAN, 'FLAGGED' BY
PSYCHIATRISTS, Reports: Somali-American sued for $50 million couldn't
handle stress, 9/6/18, WND.
A Minneapolis police officer who
was fired and charged in the death of an unarmed woman who had called police
for help had been “flagged” by two psychiatrists during his training period,
according to a new report.
Mohamed Noor was charged with murder for
fatally shooting Justine Ruszczyk Damond after she called police to report a
woman in distress in her neighborhood.
Now the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports court records in the case, which
also has prompted a multi-million dollar claim by Damond’s family against the
city, reveal that Noor “concerned psychiatrists and training officers about his
fitness for duty long before he fatally shot Justine Ruszczyk Damond.”
The report said the two psychiatrists
had concerns during his pre-hiring evaluation in 2015 “after he exhibited an
inability to handle the stress of regular police work and unwillingness to deal
with people.”
Explained the Star Tribune: “The report
went on to say that Noor was more likely than other police candidates to become
impatient with others over minor infractions, have trouble getting along with
others, to be more demanding and have a limited social support network. They showed he ‘reported disliking
people and being around them.'”
But since evidence was lacking of “a
major mental illness, chemical dependence or personality disorder,” he could be
hired as a cadet officer.
Michael Quinn, a consultant, told the
newspaper: “You’ve got to have a sense of what’s right and what’s wrong. You’ve
also got to communicate with people and have some confidence and be able to
deal with stress situations.”
His lawyers have claimed he acted in
self-defense when he shot the woman, without warning, while he was sitting in a
patrol car. She was approaching the officers because she had called to report a
woman in distress.
The report said other details have emerged: Noor at times didn’t
want to take calls and instead drove in circles, and refused to follow up on a
report of a possible burglar, even after promising he would check.
The records show that before he started
his police shift that day, he had worked seven hours of an off-duty job.
At the shooting, the report said,
“Damond apparently approached the vehicle and Noor fired his weapon.”
“He made no attempt to identify a
threatening situation, let alone de-escalate one,” court filings state.
Damond’s family has filed a $50 million
wrongful death lawsuit.
Noor, a Somali-American, already had been sued for alleged
unprofessional behavior. That claim involved a female and accusations of
brutality.
Damond, a native of Sydney, Australia,
was a veterinarian and a yoga instructor who recently had become engaged
to longtime boyfriend Don Damond.
She heard a commotion in the alley, then
picked up the phone to call 911 to report a possible sexual assault in
progress.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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