Kumanjayi Walker shooting inquest: coroner finds NT police officer Zachary Rolfe 'was racist'

Zachary Rolfe, who shot Walker in Yuendumu in 2019, used unnecessary force during five previous arrests, coroner says

Warning: This article contains reference to Indigenous Australians who have died

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Constable Zachary Rolfe was racist and it cannot be ruled out that his attitudes contributed to his conduct on the night he shot and killed Kumanjayi Walker, a coroner has found.

Rolfe shot Walker, a Warlpiri man, three times while trying to arrest him on 9 November 2019 in Yuendumu, about 300km from Alice Springs.

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