Chaos erupted at a Minneapolis press conference Friday night as the city’s mayor nominated a new police chief amid city-wide anger in the wake of the officer-involved shooting of an Australian bride-to-be. 
 
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 Minneapolis residents and demonstrators attended the news conference, and one man began shouting down Mayor Betsy Hodges, yelling, “we do not want you as mayor” and that she is “ineffective” to applause from those gathered. As Hodges left the room, the demonstrators chanted “Bye Bye Betsy!” Signs with the phrases "Messy Betsy" and "You are next" were seen in the crown, The Associated Press reports. 
 
 About an hour later, Hodges returned to speak to the gathered press and take questions. The mayor had asked for Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau resignation after she “lost confidence in the chief’s ability to lead.” She announced that she has nominated Assistant Chief Medaria "Rondo" Arradondo to lead the department. 
 
 Earlier Friday night, Harteau had announced that she is resigning in the wake of the deadly shooting last weekend. 
 
 Maria Alejandra Cardona/Minnesota Public Radio via AP 
 
 "[L]ast Saturday’s tragedy, as well as some other recent incidents, have caused me to engage in deep reflection," Harteau said in part in a statement posted on the police department's Facebook page. 
 
 She continued: "The recent incidents do not reflect the training and procedures we’ve developed as a Department. Despite the MPD’s many accomplishments under my leadership over these years and my love for the City, I have to put the communities we serve first. I’ve decided I am willing to step aside to let a fresh set of leadership eyes see what more can be done for the MPD to be the very best it can be." 
 
 Justine Ruszczyk, 40, who went by her fiancé Don Damond's last name, was killed by a police officer on July 15 after she called 911 to report what she believed was a sexual assault occurring near her home. 
 
 Authorities said officers Matthew Harrity and Mohammed Noor responded to Ruszczyk's 911 call, but never found a suspect. They were startled by a loud noise and then Ruszczyk approached the driver's side of the car and Noor, who was on the passenger side, fired his gun through the open driver's side window, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. 
 
 Harrity's attorney, Fred Bruno, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that it was "certainly reasonable" for the police officers to assume they could be the target of an ambush. 
 
 Noor has not made any statements to investigators and has declined to be interviewed, according to Minnesota Department of Public Safety. 
 
 Both officers have been placed on standard paid administrative leave pending the investigation. Ruszczyk's death has been ruled a homicide. 
 
 Police have launched an internal affairs review of the officers' use of force. 
 
 Harteau faced criticism for her notable absence in the days following Ruszczyk's death, but she told reporters Thursday that she was in a remote area, "backpacking in the mountains," which made it difficult for her to return. She was scheduled to return on Aug. 1, she said. 
 
 Hodges said in a statement that she asked for Harteau's resignation. 
 
 "I've lost confidence in the Chief’s ability to lead us further — and from the many conversations I've had with people around our city, especially this week, it is clear that she has lost the confidence of the people of Minneapolis as well," Hodges said. “In conversation with the Chief today, she and I agreed that she would step aside to make way for new leadership. I asked Chief Harteau for her resignation, she tendered it, and I have accepted it.” 
 
 On Wednesday, the Minneapolis Police Department released transcripts from Ruszczyk’s Saturday’s 911 call, detailing what she believed was a sexual assault occurring near her home in Minneapolis' Fulton neighborhood. 
 
 "I can hear someone out the back and I -- I'm not sure if she's having sex or being raped," Ruszczyk tells the 911 operator, according to the transcript released by police. 
 
 Robert Bennett, the attorney representing both Damond and family of Ruszczyk, told ABC News this week "the family wants justice in its largest sense." 
 
 "I think Justine is the last person you’d expect to be killed by police," Bennett said. 
 
 Bennett said that the idea that Justine Damond could have been thought of as a threat is "patently, utterly, ridiculous." 
 
 "If that’s the excuse they want to use to shoot people, I guess they can use any excuse they want, we’re all in danger," the attorney said. 
 
 The Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Friday that a witness to the shooting has been identified and interviewed, though the agency did not disclose what the witness, a bicyclist, said. ||||| Members of the Minneapolis City Council turned up the heat on the city’s police department Friday in their first meeting since the shooting of Justine Damond. 
 
 Several council members said during the meeting and in subsequent interviews that they would like to oust Chief Janeé Harteau or amend the city charter to give the council oversight of the department. It’s unclear if there is enough support for either measure to move forward, however. 
 
 “We literally have more oversight of potholes than we do our own police. I think that’s wrong. I think that needs to change,” said Council Member Andrew Johnson. 
 
 Damond died Saturday after being shot by an officer who responded when she called 911 to report a suspected assault. 
 
 The city’s charter gives the mayor “complete” control over the department and its policies, making it distinct from other city departments. Council Vice President Elizabeth Glidden said Damond’s shooting rebooted conversations to change that, likely via a public referendum. It would take a majority vote of the council to put it on the ballot, or a unanimous vote to make the change outright. 
 
 “With a charter change like that, essentially we would then be able to have the kind of oversight that happens with every other department,” Glidden said. 
 
 Council Member Cam Gordon said that would allow the council to better address the department’s use of force and body camera policies, among others. 
 
 “I’m more excited about looking at this than ever before,” Gordon said, “because I now think there’s an appetite out in the community to say we need some bigger kind of changes.” 
 
 Others Friday aimed their criticism at Harteau, who has come under fire for not returning soon enough from a vacation following the incident. 
 
 Council Member Linea Palmisano, who represents the ward where the shooting occurred, expressed frustration that the chief still hasn’t called her about it. 
 
 “I think her not calling speaks volumes,” Palmisano said. “You can say I’m calling for her removal because I’m still waiting for her call.” 
 
 During Friday’s meeting, Palmisano said Minneapolis needs to change how police operate in the city. 
 
 “If this means a change of police leadership, or a change in management structure, then so be it,” Palmisano said. “Because we have a systemic problem. We are not setting up officers to come into this line of work with the best of intentions for success.” 
 
 Council Member Jacob Frey agreed. 
 
 “We need new leadership. We need a new chief,” said Frey, who is running for mayor. 
 
 Replacing the chief would be a decision of the city’s executive committee, which is composed of four council members and the mayor, who serves as its chair. The mayor’s office did not immediately return a request for comment Friday. 
 
 Council President Barbara Johnson said she would “reserve comment” on replacing the chief, as this was the first she’s heard about it. 
 
 “I think we need to look really closely at our procedures, training and recruitment,” Johnson said. “One of the things I’ve always been interested in is better psychological testing.” 
 
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– Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau has stepped down at the request of Mayor Betsy Hodges, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Harteau is leaving the police department less than a week after Justine Damond was shot and killed by officer Mohamed Noor. "I’ve lost confidence in the chief’s ability to lead us further—and from the many conversations I’ve had with people around our city, especially this week, it is clear that she has lost the confidence of the people of Minneapolis as well," Hodges said in a statement. According to the New York Times, authorities have yet to offer any explanation for the shooting of Damond. The 40-year-old Australian woman had called 911 Saturday night to report a possible sexual assault near her home. Harteau had been widely criticized for not returning to Minneapolis from vacation quickly enough following the shooting. She said she was "backpacking in the mountains" at the time, so it was difficult to get back, ABC News reports. Minneapolis city council members had also expressed a desire for Harteau to resign Friday. "Last Saturday’s tragedy, as well as some other recent incidents, have caused me to engage in deep reflection," Harteau said in a statement announcing her resignation. Harteau had been with the Minneapolis Police Department for 30 years. Mayor Hodges is facing re-election in November and has been criticized for her handling of police issues. The shooting of Damond was ruled a homicide and is under investigation.