A woman "slapped" the back of a police car shortly before an Australian woman was shot dead by an officer, according to a search warrant.

An Australian woman who called 911 to report an assault was shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer after his partner was startled by a loud sound near their car.

A suburban police officer likely wouldn’t have shot dead a black motorist if he had been white, Minnesota’s governor has said, joining the national debate in the US over how law enforcement treats black people.

US police have made one arrest after bottles and rocks were thrown by a rogue group of protesters in Minnesota.

AMERICAN couple Michael and Kathleen Manning made a ghastly discovery at their home in Minnesota after unpacking items that had belonged to a deceased relative — first one, then another and, finally, a third body of an infant.