The family of the innocent courier driver shot dead by police on the Northwestern Motorway are still waiting for answers to their "1000 questions".
Ivone Fuimaono, the mother of Halatau Naitoko, said she is writing down questions that she wants answered over why her son was shot dead.
Stephen Hohepa McDonald, 50, appeared in Auckland District and pleaded guilty to 23 charges in relation to the January 23 chase which ended when police shot dead Mr Naitoko.
The charges against McDonald included firing at police, possessing a firearm, aggravated robbery and unlawfully getting into a motor vehicle.
McDonald asked Judge Eddie Paul today what was going to happen to the police officer who fired the fatal shot.
"I'm putting up my hand and taking responsibility for what happened that day. But what about the police officer who shot that kid?" McDonald said.
Judge Paul said he could not respond, but granted name suppression to the police officers involved in the shooting until sentencing on September 22.
McDonald was remanded in custody.
He originally faced 30 charges, but some were dropped after negotiation with the police.
No police officer will be charged for shooting Mr Naitoko after an internal investigation by police.
Mrs Fuimaono told media this afternoon that she wants to know why the police officer has not been charged. She said a report into the shooting will be released to the family following McDonald's court case this afternoon.
But the family is still keen to meet the officer who shot Mr Naitoko.
"I wonder what goes through his mind right now. A 17-year-old boy died because of what he did," Ivone Fuimaono said.
When asked if she wanted to meet Stephen McDonald, she said: "I have seen him once on TV. That's enough."
Mr Naitoko's grandmother, Matalupe Fuimaono, said the police officer who fired the fatal shot was the last to see her grandson alive.
She said police resorted to shooting at McDonald but there could have been other options available to them.
"Was he 100 per cent? Was he ready to do his work when he was on call?" Matalupe Fuimaono asked of the police officer that fired the shot.
She questioned if police had been sure of their target when they fired the fatal shot.
Mrs Fuimaono said the family did not hold McDonald responsible for the killing.
"He was not the one who pulled the trigger," Matalupe Fuimaono said.
She said the family is still grieving.
"I'll take it with me to my grave," Mrs Fuimaono said.
Ivone Fuimaono said she struggles to sleep at night and the loss of her son is not getting easier.
"It's because I haven't seen the report, I don't know exactly what happened that day," Ivone Fuimaono said.
Mrs Fuimaono said her life had been put on hold as she waited to see the report and meet the police officer in question.
"I wonder what goes through his mind right now. A 17-year-old boy died because of what he did."
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