International News

CHICAGO, July 21 (APP/AFP) – The family of the unarmed Australian
woman fatally shot by police in Minnesota plans to repatriate her body. Justine Damond’s family told the Star Tribune newspaper they are still
trying to understand the tragedy and are hoping for a speedy resolution to the investigation into the officer-involved shooting.
“All we want to do is bring Justine home to Australia to farewell her
in her hometown among family and friends,” the newspaper on Thursday quoted the family as saying in a statement.
Investigators probing the Saturday shooting have said little about
the circumstances, except that one of the officers involved, Matthew Harrity, reported being startled by a loud noise just before Damond approached the police vehicle he was driving.