13 Jul 2020

Civil case launched over Steven Wallace's death, 20 years on

From Checkpoint, 5:44 pm on 13 July 2020

The family of a man shot dead in Taranaki two decades ago say they are looking for "justice" as they take a civil case against the police.

In April 2000, Steven Wallace used a golf club to smash the windows of a police car which officers were sitting in.

He was fatally shot by one officer - who has since been acquitted, but the Wallace family say his actions went too far.

Jonathan Mitchell has more.