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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci

Zachary Rolfe trial: Kumanjayi Walker shot dead by officer minutes after safe arrest plan briefing, court hears

Zachary Rolfe and his lawyer
Zachary Rolfe (front right) arrives at the NT Supreme Court in Darwin. Photograph: Aaron Bunch/AAP

A police sergeant in a remote Aboriginal community briefed officers on a proposal to safely arrest a fugitive but they ignored this plan the night the Warlpiri man was shot dead, prosecutors allege.

Sgt Julie Frost was in charge of the police station in Yuendumu, 300km north-west of Alice Springs, in November 2019 when 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker was shot three times by Constable Zachary Rolfe during an attempted arrest at a house.

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