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CHARLESTON — West Virginia has lost another of its few remaining “Rosie the Riveters.”

CHARLESTON — Another sad observation comes this Memorial Day Weekend as West Virginia loses another of its few remaining “Rosie the Riveters.”

Papatoetoe fatal police shooting: Man's criminal past 2 Mar, 2021 10:41 PM 2 minutes to read Tangaru Noere Turia was shot dead by police last month. Photo/Supplied NZ Herald The man shot dead by police in Papatoetoe last week had been charged with robbing a bank with a sledgehammer. Tangaru Noere Turia, 34, died last Thursday night after police were called to Avis Ave, Papatoetoe after a shot was fired through a neighbour's window. When police attended, Superintendent Jill Rogers said Turia came out of the house "brandishing" a shotgun. He was shot three times. Read More Advertisement Court d...

Tangaru Noere Turia was waiting for sentencing after robbing an Auckland bank.

Stuff understands. Turia was a “501” deportee who had spent much of his life in Australia before being sent back to New Zealand in 2017. He was on bail awaiting sentencing at Manukau District Court, scheduled for March 26, when he died. Abigail Dougherty/Stuff A police cordon blocking the connection between Birdwood and Avis avenues following the shooting. Court documents show Turia was one of three men charged with robbing a Kiwibank branch at Manukau Westfield mall of $6100 on February 20, 2020. At the time, police said the trio used a sledgehammer to smash their way into the bank i...