Undercover police officer who shot dead armed robber feared he had accidentally killed two shop attendants

Police officer shot suspect multiple times after he ran into store with shotgun, inquest hears

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An undercover police officer who shot dead an armed robber at a bottleshop in Melbourne during a covert operation says he feared he had accidentally killed two civilians during the shooting.

The officer, known as State Surveillance Unit operative 129, gave evidence on Monday to the Victorian coroner's court inquest into the death of Troy Van Den Bemt, who was shot while robbing a bottle shop in Melbourne's outer east in 2018.