Former US police officer Mohamed Noor was flagged by two psychiatrists before he shot dead Australian life coach Justine Damond Ruszczyk in a Minneapolis residential alley, according to new court filings.
Noor is charged in Minneapolis with the third-degree murder and manslaughter of Ms Damond.
A memorial can still be seen in the Minneapolis suburb where Justine Damond died. Source: SBS News
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported that prosecutors produced reports by two psychiatrists who examined Noor during the pre-hiring process for the Minneapolis Police Department.
Noor's ability to deal with people, handle stress and display patience were questioned, according to the court records.
Noor was still deemed "psychiatrically fit" to become a police officer in Minneapolis.
The new court filings also show Noor had an off-duty security guard job at a Wells Fargo bank and completed a seven-hour shift before he started the fateful 4.15pm to 2.15am police shift when he shot Ms Damond.
US policeman Mohamed Noorcharged has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Source: AAP
Ms Damond, 40, formerly of Sydney, was dressed in her pyjamas just before midnight on July 15 last year at her Minneapolis home when she heard what she feared was a woman being raped.
She called police and when Noor's squad car arrived in an alley behind her house she approached it in the darkness.
Noor, who is no longer a police officer, was allegedly sitting in the front passenger seat of the police vehicle, shot across his partner and out the window at Ms Damond.
The bullet hit her in the stomach and she died at the scene.
Damond's family has also filed a $69 million civil lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis, Noor and others.
