Today's fatal police shooting near Napier is the seventh in just over a decade, since Waitara man Steven Wallace's death in 2000.

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Neshanderan Rajgopaul, 29, has been found guilty of attempting to murder Constable Jeremy Snow in Papatoetoe in December, 2009.

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A man accused of shooting an Auckland police officer was emboldened by the guns he carried and fuelled by drugs, a jury was told today.

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A man who has denied shooting a police officer told the High Court at Auckland today he was pushed to the ground by the gunman before the shots were fired.

A man who has denied shooting a police officer today admitted in the High Court at Auckland he lied in an interview to protect the gunman.

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Witnesses who gave evidence against a man accused of shooting a police officer lied to cover up for what really happened, the High Court in Auckland was told today.

A man denied that he shot a police officer, but refused to name the gunman for fear of his own safety, the High Court has been told.

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A witness testifying in the trial of a man accused of trying to kill a police officer said the defendant also opened fire on him while the officer screamed in agony nearby.