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Keira Jenkins

'Utterly disrespectful': grieving family slam top cop

A coroner could not rule out Zachary Rolfe's racism contributing to Kumanjayi Walker's death. (Aap/AAP PHOTOS)

Racism cannot be ruled out as a contributor to the decisions of a former police officer when he fatally shot an Indigenous teenager in a remote community, a coroner has found.

Kumanjayi Walker was shot three times at close range by then-constable Zachary Rolfe at a home in Yuendumu, 300km northwest of Alice Springs, in November 2019.

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