SYDNEY -- The U.S police officer who allegedly shot dead an Australian woman outside her home in Minneapolis has refused to talk to investigators, a state government agency said Tue.sday. Justine Damond, a 40-year-old meditation teacher, was shot dead late Saturday after calling local police to report that she believed a woman was being sexually assaulted near her home. The agency said the two officers had approached Damond's house in a car, driven by Matthew Harrity, the other officer involved. Harrity said Noor shot Damond through the open window. Damond was pronounced dead at the scene, the agency said, adding that both officers have been placed on standard administrative leave.

Source: The China Post July 19, 2017 05:15 UTC