Article 63BCB Kumanjayi Walker’s family feared another police shooting following his death, inquest told

Kumanjayi Walker’s family feared another police shooting following his death, inquest told

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Sarah Collard in Alice Springs
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Cousin of NT man shot dead during arrest says she livestreamed as family gathered outside police station out of fear of media, police

A relative of Kumanjayi Walker has told an inquest she feared for the lives of her family following the 19-year-old's death and said the shooting had led to deteriorating relations between police and the Aboriginal community.

Walker was shot three times by police officer Const Zachery Rolfe during an attempted arrest in the remote Northern Territory community of Yuendumu in November 2019.

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