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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Collard and AAP

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: Walker a known ‘runner’ but not dangerous, police say

Kumanjayi Walker smiling and wearing headphones around his neck
Kumanjayi Walker (pictured) was not a violent risk to anyone, Sen Const Lanyon Smith told the inquest on Monday. Photograph: supplied by his family

A senior community police officer has told an inquest into the death of Northern Territory man Kumanjayi Walker that the 19-year-old was known as a “runner” but he did not believe he was dangerous or would “chop” anyone up with an axe.

Walker was shot three times by NT police constable Zachary Rolfe during an attempted arrest in the remote Northern Territory community of Yuendumu in November 2019.

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