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Papatoetoe fatal police shooting: Man s criminal past
2 Mar, 2021 10:41 PM
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Tangaru Noere Turia was shot dead by police last month. Photo/Supplied
NZ Herald
The man shot dead by police in Papatoetoe last week had been charged with robbing a bank with a sledgehammer.
Tangaru Noere Turia, 34, died last Thursday night after police were called to Avis Ave, Papatoetoe after a shot was fired through a neighbour s window.
When police attended, Superintendent Jill Rogers said Turia came out of the house brandishing a shotgun. He was shot three times.
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Court documents show Turia was initially one of three men charged with using a sledgehammer to smash their way into the Kiwi Bank at Manukau Westfield and robbing it of $6100 on February 20, 2020.