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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Jordyn Beazley and Catie McLeod

Family of Sydney man shot dead during psychotic episode demand police retract claim he was ‘known’ to them

Eddie Pampalian (right), his father Chris, at the family home in Willoughby where his brother Steve Pampalian was killed by police in May
Eddie Pampalian (right) and his father Chris. The family want NSW police to retract a statement Steve Pampalian was ‘known’ to them and apologise. Photograph: Isabella Moore/The Guardian

The family of Steve Pampalian who was shot dead by New South Wales police in Sydney while suffering a psychotic episode is calling on the force to retract its suggestion he was “known to police” or provide evidence to support the claim.

The demand comes as the NSW Greens accused police of curating the narrative around other people fatally Tasered or shot in recent months, including Clare Nowland and Krista Kach.

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