Who were the jurors in the Mohamed Noor trial?

May 1, 2019 at 2:27AM
This courtroom sketch provided by Cedric Hohnstadt depicts the opening argument by Hennepin County prosecutor Patrick Lofton, standing, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in Minneapolis, during the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Mohamed Noor, second from right, who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman, Justine Ruszczyk Damond, in July 2017, after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home. Also depicted are Hennepin County District Judge Kathryn Quaintance, le
The courtroom is depicted during opening arguments in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Jurors

The Noor case was decided by a jury of 10 men and two women. There were six who appeared to be people of color on the panel, four of them immigrants.

Juror 1: A male overnight manager at a high-end grocery store.

Juror 2: A male civil engineer who works on track designs for light rail, streetcars and freight trains. He said he knew only "the basics" of the case.

Juror 3: A man who works as a carpenter and also writes.

Juror 4: A female obstetrician-gynecologist who described herself as a person of color. She said she has been second-guessed and mistaken as a nurse or lab technician because of other people's implicit bias.

Juror 5: A man who emigrated from the Philippines. He works as a host at a restaurant.

Juror 6: A man who moved to the United States from Ethiopia. He works in the medical field.

Juror 7: A male Minneapolis firefighter who knows three first responders on the prosecution's witness list.

Juror 8: A man who emigrated from the Philippines and works as an immigration services officer for the Department of Homeland Security.

Juror 9: A man who works in the financial investment industry.

Juror 10: A man who previously served in the Navy "hunting submarines" from helicopters. He has a permit to carry a gun.

Juror 11: A man who leads groups for people working on mental health issues and substance abuse recovery.

Juror 12: A woman who emigrated from Pakistan several years ago and said she had "never heard" of the Noor case.

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