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    Australians demand answers on Minneapolis police shooting

    A police shooting in Minnesota has shocked the local community -- and the whole country of Australia.  Australian newspapers are calling the police shooting of one if its citizens in the United States “an American nightmare”. Over the weekend, police in Minneapolis, Minnesota shot and killed an Australian yoga instructor. Justine Damond…

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 19, 2017 • 1 min read

    A police shooting in Minnesota has shocked the local community -- and the whole country of Australia.

    Australian newspapers are calling the police shooting of one if its citizens in the United States “an American nightmare”. Over the weekend, police in Minneapolis, Minnesota shot and killed an Australian yoga instructor. Justine Damond had just called 911 to report a rape. The details of the shooting are murky at best, while outrage has been growing in Minnesota. Australians are rightly outraged. Jared Goyette is a journalist in Minneapolis who is covering the shooting for the Guardian.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Jared Goyette

      Guardian

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    With changing technology, is 'Made in America' the right agenda?
    1. 1:26Trump leans hard on Senate Republicans
    2. 8:01It's 'Made in America' week: What does that even mean today?
    3. 41:35Australians demand answers on Minneapolis police shootingYou’re reading this
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