NT officer who shot dead Kumanjayi Walker had tendency to use heavy-handed tactics, inquest told

Police review of five incidents found Zachary Rolfe disregarded his training and used a higher level of force than would reasonably be considered necessary'

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A Northern Territory police officer who shot dead an Indigenous teenager had a tendency to rush into incidents and use force where none was needed, an inquest has been told.

Const Zachary Rolfe shot Kumanjayi Walker, 19, three times during a bungled arrest in Yuendumu, north-west of Alice Springs, on 9 November 2019.

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