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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci

Zachary Rolfe trial: police officer charged with murder tells court Kumanjayi Walker put hand on his gun

Police officer Zachary Rolfe
Police officer Zachary Rolfe is on trial in the Northern Territory supreme court for the alleged murder of Kumanjayi Walker during an outback arrest in November 2019. Photograph: Aaron Bunch/AAP

A police officer charged with murder over the shooting of an Aboriginal man has told the court that the man put a hand on his gun during the fatal incident.

Zachary Rolfe, who continued his evidence in the Northern Territory supreme court on Thursday, also told the court Kumanjayi Walker appeared to repeatedly stab another officer after a shot was fired.

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