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The trial was particularly wrenching for Minneapolis’s large Somali-American community, which has not always had an easy relationship with the rest of the city.


In 2015 Noor became the first Somali-American officer to serve in Minneapolis’s fifth precinct, an achievement lauded by Minneapolis mayor Betsy Hodges, who said at the time it had been “highly celebrated, particularly by the Somali community”.


Four years later, Noor was being placed in handcuffs. While others were breaking down, he looked ahead stoically, displaying no emotion. His lawyers requested post-conviction bail, but it was denied.


Just after 5pm, two sheriffs escorted Noor out of the court and into custody – once a celebrated police officer, now a convicted murderer.


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