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Exclusive by Melissa Mackay 

NT police officer Lee Morgan, who fielded a call from Darwin shooter Benjamin Hoffmann, shares his story

Detective Superintendent Lee Morgan can remember exactly where he was when the first triple-0 call came in, at dusk on June 4, 2019.

"We get countless reports of shots fired that turn out to be fireworks," he recalled.

"The first assessment was, it's the middle of Darwin, who's letting off rounds?"

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