Zachary Rolfe trial: other officer present when Kumanjayi Walker was shot begins evidence
by Nino Bucci from World news | The Guardian on (#5WCQC)
Remote Sgt Adam Eberl tells court he did not consider Walker to be dangerous when police first encountered him
A police officer involved in the attempt to arrest Kumanjayi Walker before his death has told a court he was surprised" other officers had not used their guns when the Warlpiri man threatened them with an axe during a seperate incident days earlier.
Remote Sgt Adam Eberl was the other officer in the room when Constable Zachary Rolfe shot dead Walker on 9 November 2019 in the remote community of Yuendumu, about 300km from Alice Springs.
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