David Cerven does not intend to be shot by police in Myers Park: coroner

David Cerven, who was shot by police in a park in Auckland in 2015, did not intentionally summon the police to use lethal force to end his life, revealed the findings. Coroner Katharine Greig

He died in Myers Park on August 2, 2015, after calling 111 to bring him the police.

The report revealed that he had played thousands of dollars during his short stay in New Zealand and that he had a large loan overdue.

Cerven was wanted for three armed robberies on the North Shore and the police claimed he claimed to be armed. Some speculated that Cerven had a death wish, that he wanted to be shot by the police in a "suicide by cop" scenario.

The purpose of the investigation was to determine whether Cerven's own actions had contributed to his death. If it was by his actions, Mr. Cerven was intentionally invoking the use of lethal force by the police, with the intention of ending his own life. "

The investigator said:" The cause of his death was a gunshot wound in the abdomen of a weapon discharged by a policeman that does not constitute suicide. "[19659002] The investigation also focused on the state of mind of Cerven. "Six officers responded to the event, said Grieg.

The account of events in 2015 showed a officer fired three shots from his Glock pistol and no touchdown Cerven

Another officer fired his Bushmaster M4A3 laughed

Examination of his body revealed that he had been hit in only three areas from two balls

"Mr. Cer's Leg Injuries Ven were the result of bullet fragments. jaw. "

No alcohol was detected in the Cerven system, nor evidence of recent use of cannabis and drugs in the blood.

Person who answered the call asked if Cerven had any weapons and he replied: I'm waiting, thank you. "

" The taker took the answer to confirm that Mr. Cerven was armed.Based on these information, the seriousness of the situation was immediately increased for the police. "

Greig said that she was not satisfied at this stage Cerven was saying that he had a weapon or weapons .

No further questions were asked if Cerven understood the question.

"It is possible that he did not quite understand what he had been asked for and that he was simply confirming that he was waiting for the arrival of the police."

After the arrival of the police, Cerven appeared restless and did not follow the instructions, the Greig report acknowledged that the police believed that Cerven had a rifle in his hands and that the police officers were going to be shot.

On this basis, they fired at Cerven to protect themselves and others from the scene of death or serious injury. [19659002] Greig says that she found that Cerven's own actions "especially after being challenged by officers 12 and 16, knowingly or unknowingly, contributed to his death."

"The Evidence Is That Mr. Cerven Has Immediately Withdrawn His Hands" All the officers present saw this happen and interpreted Mr. Cerven's actions as being that he had a firearm that he had. he waved and pointed at the officers.

Cerven was a Slovak national who arrived in the country from Slovakia only on 20 March 2015, five months before his death.

He came with his girlfriend, Eva Vyrvova. Both had a one-year working visa

Three weeks before his arrival in New Zealand, Cerven had taken out a loan of 24,000 euros ($ 41,300) from his bank and proved that he had taken another loan of 6,000 euros. "The reasons for Mr Cerven's loans, contracted in Slovakia, are unclear: there is evidence that he was playing online in New Zealand and that in New Zealand he made bets totaling almost $ 7,000. "

According to the report, colleagues found that repaying the loan was a stressful topic for Cerven and was the only thing that upset him.

Cerven had told his employer that he was part of the American Foreign Legion and had

He said that he had been shot and wounded while he was on mission and that the legion refused to pay for his operation, so he had to borrow money from his mother

. New Zealand earning money to repay her after she had to take out a loan on her house to pay the bill.

Vyrvova's evidence indicated that he had not been in the army or fought in any war.

He also told his colleagues in Watertight that he had been at war in Iraq and that he had told them that his knee had been injured when a convoy had exploded and that he had been injured as a result of the explosion

. had not followed the order to kill a child and the army would not pay for the operation. "[19659002] He was described by his employer as hardworking and reliable, and was referred to an immigration lawyer to extend his stay in the country and apply for citizenship.

" According to a colleague who l & # 39; 39, accompanied, the meeting did not go well the lawyer informed Mr Cerven that without having the required skills and experience, he would not be able to stay longer. "

Cerven's colleagues noticed that he was upset that he did not get a visa extension.