![Australian woman, 40, shot dead by police in United States](http://web.archive.org./web/20170717041153/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/17/04/4267D25800000578-0-image-m-6_1500261659449.jpg)
An Australian woman has been shot dead by police in Minnesota, after calling 911 to report a disturbance in a nearby alley. Justine Ruszczyk (pictured) was at home with her soon-to-be stepson when she called police to report a noise in a nearby alley in South Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday. When police arrived at her home at around 11.30pm, 'one officer fired their weapon, fatally striking the woman' as she reportedly stood in her driveway. Ms Ruszczyk, 40, was originally from Sydney but had been living in the US for three years and was engaged to marry American businessman Don Damond, 50 (pictured together with her stepson center). They were due to marry next month.