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Great Barrier Island sand dune collapses, two boys critically hurt
The boys were flown to hospital in a critical condition.
Man shot dead on Western Sydney street, manhunt underway
A major police operation is underway in Sydney's west after a man was shot dead on a suburban street.
It's understood the man, aged in his 40s but yet to be formally identified, was shot and killed on Factory Street in Granville at 4.30pm.
Despite the efforts of first responders, he was unable to be saved.
READ MORE: Man paralysed in police van reaches $45 million settlement
9News helicopter footage shows a heavy police presence at the scene and a number of paramedics.
Granville is about 18 kilometres from Sydney's CBD.
A crime scene has been established and investigations are underway into the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Any witnesses or anyone with information is urged to immediately come forward.
More to come..
Pasture’s Ed Verner on closing his restaurant after seven years, customer refunds
Verner closed the restaurant due to personal reasons.
Rotokare Scenic Reserve: legacy project brought to life in Taranaki’s pest-free sanctuary
Rotokare can continue to educate the younger generation with the new facility.
Man paralysed in police van reaches $45 million settlement
New Haven, Connecticut, has agreed to a $45 million ($66 million) settlement with Randy Cox, who was paralysed while being transported handcuffed and without a seat belt in the back of a police van following his arrest last year, the city's mayor and attorneys said on Saturday.
The agreement was reached on Friday evening following a daylong conference with a federal magistrate judge, Mayor Justin Elicker said.
It came two days after the city fired two police officers who authorities said treated Cox recklessly and without compassion.
"The city's mistakes have been well documented," a statement by attorneys Ben Crump, Louis Rubano and RJ Weber, who represented Cox, said.
"But today is a moment to look to the future, so New Haven residents can have confidence in their city and their police department."
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Cox, 36, was left paralysed from the chest down June 19, 2022, when the police van he was riding in braked hard, sending him head-first into a metal partition while his hands were cuffed behind his back.
Cox had been arrested on charges of threatening a woman with a gun, which were later dismissed.
"I can't move. I'm going to die like this. Please, please, please help me," Cox said minutes after the crash, according to police video.
Once at the police station, officers mocked Cox and accused him of being drunk and faking his injuries, according to surveillance and body-worn camera footage.
Officers dragged Cox by his feet out of the van and placed him in a holding cell prior to his eventual transfer to a hospital.
Five officers, including those who were fired, face criminal charges in the case. All have pleaded not guilty.
Cox last year sued the officers and the city for $100 million.
His attorneys called the settlement the largest ever in a police misconduct case.
Cox did not plan to make any public comments over the weekend, Rubano said.
"He kind of relived what happened to him throughout the day yesterday, so it was a very emotional day," the attorney said by phone.
"He's unwinding now."
The case drew outrage from civil rights advocates like the NAACP, along with comparisons to the Freddie Gray case in Baltimore. Cox is Black, while all five officers who were arrested are Black or Hispanic.
Gray, who also was Black, died in 2015 after he suffered a spinal injury while handcuffed and shackled in a city police van.
New Haven police have since adopted reforms that include making sure all prisoners wear seat belts.
The state Senate on June 5 gave final approval to legislation that would require seat belts for all prisoners being transported.
"Randy entered a police transport vehicle being able to walk, and now he's not able to walk," Elicker said at a news conference on Saturday.
He said he had spoken with Cox's mother earlier in the day.
"What I shared with her is that while this settlement cannot bring Randy back to his original state when he entered that police transport vehicle, that my hope is that it provides Randy the future medical support and other support that he will need," Elicker said.
"Randy's 36 years old, and we hope he has a long life ahead of him with the kind of support and care that he deserves."
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Scotty ‘Sumo’ Stevenson on the tragic death of his wife Claire Silvester, men’s health and a return to TVNZ
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Ōpōtiki homicide: Boss of Mongrel Mob Barbarians Steven Taiatini killed
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One employee has already been placed on leave and an investigation is underway.
Pedestrian critically injured after being struck by car in Levin
Police were notified at 4.25pm today.