The former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home in 2017 was released from custody Monday morning.
Mohamed Noor, now 36, still must serve time in supervised release until Jan. 24, 2024.
Noor received a new sentence in October of nearly five years in prison after the state Supreme Court overturned a third-degree murder conviction against him for killing 40-year-old Justine Ruszczyk Damond in the alleyway outside the home where she was living in southwest Minneapolis.
The attorney representing Noor says they are asking for privacy as he returns to life outside of prison.
Tom Plunket says his client is in the process of re-acclimating into society at an undisclosed location.
Damond was shot and killed on July 15, 2017, with Noor reaching in front of the driver and firing from the MPD squad car front passenger seat.
The decision vacated a prison term of 12 1/2 years that Noor had been serving.
Damond's father, John Ruszczyk, said in an email to The Associated Press that his release after a "trivial sentence" shows disrespect to the wishes of the jury that convicted him.
Officials did not disclose where Noor was when he was released, although it was known that he had been incarcerated at a facility in North Dakota.
He stated serving his sentence at the state prison at Oak Park Heights, but officials say he was transferred out for his safety.