Jury selection has been completed in the trial of a former police officer who fatally shot unarmed Australian woman Justine Damond Ruszczyk in the US state of Minnesota.
A 12-member jury was picked on Monday, along with four alternates, from an initial pool of 75 people for the trial of Mohamed Noor, who shot Ms Ruszczyk in July 2017.
Opening statements were scheduled to begin Tuesday in the closely-watched case, which has provoked outrage nationally and internationally.
Mohamed Noor, the former Minneapolis police officer who is charged in the killing of Justine Damond Ruszczyk. Source: AP
Ms Ruszczyk, who had moved to the Midwestern city to marry her American fiancee Don Damond, had called police twice to report a possible rape in the dark alley behind her home.
Noor shot the 40-year-old yoga instructor from inside his police cruiser after she approached the driver's side window.
Noor's partner Matthew Harrity, who was in the driver's seat, told investigators they had heard a startling noise just moments before Ms Ruszczyk approached.
Noor was fired from the police force after the incident and charged with second and third-degree murder, as well as second-degree manslaughter.
He has pleaded not guilty.
The prosecution has claimed Noor acted unreasonably - shooting at someone he did not clearly see while his partner was in the line of fire.
Noor's attorneys have indicated they plan to mount a self-defense claim, and to argue that Noor acted as he was trained.
Justine Ruszczyk Damond was shot dead by the police officer in 2017. Source: AAP
Ms Ruszczyk's shooting enraged many of the victim's neighbours, who mounted a campaign for police reforms.
The city's police chief at the time was forced to resign within days.
