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Annette Lin

Fears of unrest after Kumanjayi's death questioned

Murray Smalpage said arresting officers didn't know Kumanjayi Walker had tried to hand himself in. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A Northern Territory police chief has been questioned over perceptions that an "angry horde" would damage the local police station after an officer shot an Indigenous teen.

Kumanjayi Walker, 19, was fatally shot by Constable Zachary Rolfe during the botched arrest at Yuendumu, northwest of Alice Springs, on November 9, 2019. Police did not inform family members of his death until the next day.

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