Embattled Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau has resigned after coming under fire for not returning from a holiday when an officer shot unarmed Australian woman Justine Damond.
Ms Damond was shot by junior officer Mohamed Noor after she called 911 late last Saturday night, fearing a sexual assault was happening in an alleyway behind her house.
The Police Chief’s decision to step down came just a day after making her first remarks on the death of the 40-year-old.
She was out of the city in the days after the shooting, and said yesterday she had been on personal time and was in touch with her command staff.
“I am proud of the great work the MPD has accomplished … however, last Saturday’s tragedy, as well as some other recent incidents, have caused me to engage in deep reflection,” she said in a statement.
“Despite the MPD’s many accomplishments under my leadership over these years and my love for the City, I have to put the communities we serve first.
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