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74 Seconds

The shooting of Justine Ruszczyk

74 Seconds

Minnesota Public Radio

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4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2017

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

On July 15, the Twin Cities had its third high-profile police shooting in less than two years.

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The first trial of the former officers charged in the killing of George Floyd is underway.

0:06.0

Police officers are rarely prosecuted in such cases and the world will be watching.

0:11.0

The Minnesota Public Radio Newsroom which has followed this

0:14.3

case in detail from the beginning will bring listeners updates on this

0:18.3

monumental trial and the consequences it holds for the city and the country.

0:24.0

Listen to in front of our eyes wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:28.0

She was murdered all my son's birthday. So it's very symbolic for us and we had to come out and support her because, like I said, after the verdict, they were going to kill again and they have.

0:48.0

This is 74 seconds.

0:50.9

I'm Tracy Mumford. While we've been working on the end of this podcast, something

0:55.9

happened here last week that we have to talk about. The BCA is investigating a

1:00.8

deadly shooting at the hands of police.

1:02.6

We're learning more about the woman shot and killed

1:04.7

in South Minneapolis late last night.

1:09.6

With people still grappling with the not guilty verdict for Hiron Moyanas in the killing of

1:14.5

Philando Castile and with people still raw over the shooting of Jamar Clark even

1:19.4

before that. The Twin Cities just had its third high-profile police shooting in less than two years.

1:27.0

Justine Rouschek, a 40-year-old white woman originally from Australia, was shot in her pajamas by an officer in the alley behind her house.

1:39.0

You may have seen her called Justine Damon in the news, which has been everywhere.

1:44.6

That was her fiance's last name, which she used professionally.

1:48.8

Justine Rouschek died minutes before what would have been Philando Castile's 34th birthday.

1:55.0

Say her name by the way. What say her name? Justine?

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Justine. See her name.

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