Kumanjayi Walker inquest: NT sergeant unaware specialist police carried assault rifles in community

Officer in charge of station at the time of teen's death tells inquest that in hindsight' carrying AR-15s could be seen as confrontational

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The sergeant in charge of the Yuendumu police station at the time of Kumanjayi Walker's death has told an inquest she was unaware specialist police officers would be carrying AR-15 assault rifles around in the community.

Walker, 19, was shot three times by Northern Territory police Const Zachary Rolfe during an attempted arrest by the immediate response team (IRT) in the remote community in November 2019.

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