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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 20, 12:29 AM
‘There is no future in this’: Judge’s warning to Hapai Otene months before he was shot dead by police
Court documents detail Hapai Otene's offending before police fatally shot him.
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‘There is no future in this’: Judge’s warning to Hapai Otene months before he was shot dead by police
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What happened Court documents detail Hapai Otene's offending before police fatally shot him.
The headline split The New Zealand Herald frames it as "‘There is no future in this’: Judge’s warning to Hapai Otene months before he was shot de...". Radio New Zealand frames it as "'There is no future in this': Judge's warning to Hapai Otene months before he was shot de...".
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Aug 20, 12:14 AM
'There is no future in this': Judge's warning to Hapai Otene months before he was shot dead by police
Hapai Otene had 30 convictions and had been using meth since he was 15, court documents reveal.
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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Aug 19, 11:12 PM
2 men shot, 1 fatally, on Southwest Side: Chicago police
Two men where shot, one fatally, on Chicago's Southwest Side Wednesday afternoon, Chicago police said.
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Aug 19, 11:12 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.
Aug 20, 12:14 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Aug 20, 12:29 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
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