Police sent to arrest Kumanjayi Walker before his death told he posed a danger, court hears

Response team officers were given details of an earlier incident when the 19-year-old came at police with an axe

An immediate response team tasked to arrest Kumanjayi Walker before his death had been briefed that he posed a significant danger to police and had a capacity for extreme violence, a Northern Territory court has been told.

Walker, 19, was shot at his home in Yuendumu in November 2019. The response team was given details of an incident three days earlier when Walker came at other officers with an axe, Alice Spring local court heard on Tuesday.