The Independent Police Conduct Authority has ruled that a police officer was justified in shooting an offender on a motorway in Auckland, as the man posed a real and imminent threat involving firearm use, vehicle hijacking, and potential violence against others.
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A real and imminent threat police officer justified in shooting of offenderreal-time life-or-death decisions under pressure
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