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Aaron Bunch

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Nt man shot by police charged over spear - The Untold Story

Police fired six shots at a man armed with a spear near Darwin. (AAP)

An Indigenous man shot by Northern Territory police after confronting officers with a spear faces charges of being armed in public and assault.

The 20-year-old allegedly attempted to throw the spear at officers in Palmerston, about 20km south of Darwin, on March 8.

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