Officer-Involved Shooting of White Minnesota Woman Upends Public Response

The death of Sydney’s Justine Ruszczyk, who was shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer on Saturday, is front-page news in Australia.
The death of Sydney's Justine Ruszczyk, who was shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer on Saturday, is front-page news in Australia.
The death of Sydney’s Justine Ruszczyk, who was shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer on Saturday, is front-page news in Australia.
The death of Sydney's Justine Ruszczyk, who was shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer on Saturday, is front-page news in Australia.

Officer-Involved Shooting of White Minnesota Woman Upends Public Response

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Is this police shooting being treated differently than those of Philando Castile or Michael Brown? And does a shift in the media’s narrative influence the public response?

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