Megan Newquist

May 01, 2019 06:25 PM The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor drew attention from around the world, especially in Australia - the home country of Justine Ruszczyk Damond. Jurors Tuesday found Noor guilty of murder in the third degree and manslaughter in the second degree in connection to Damond's fatal shooting in July 2017. He was found not guilty of murder in the second degree. Sentencing is scheduled for June 7.

Noor’s departmental records shed light on an officer whose documented behavior raised concerns back to when he was a recruit, say prosecutors who have charged him with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Noor’s trial is scheduled for April. "There were red flags throughout his employment history with the police," Ruszczyk said in an interview with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS anchor Megan Newquist from his home in Sydney, Australia.

As their love blossomed over the years, the pieces of their romantic puzzle began to fall into place. Damond had proposed to her in 2015, a wedding was planned for August, 2017. For the time being, they had decided it made sense for her to live with Damond before they sank their roots back in Australia. Given her travels throughout her 20s and well into her 30s, Minneapolis was about the last place anyone in the family thought she'd end up, recalled John Ruszczyk, Justine's father.