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Australian Inquiry Cites Racism in Indigenous Shooting
YUENDUMU, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA, JUL 6 – Coroner Elisabeth Armitage found systemic and institutional racism within Northern Territory Police contributed to the avoidable 2019 shooting of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker.
- In 2019, Australian police officer Zachary Rolfe fatally shot 19-year-old Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker during an attempted home arrest in Yuendumu, a small Indigenous community located in the Northern Territory.
- Rolfe and another officer had gone to arrest Walker for breaching a court order, and a coronial inquest later found Rolfe acted within a policing culture marked by institutional racism.
- The inquest revealed Rolfe’s interest in adrenaline-style policing, that he made flawed decisions ignoring an arrest plan, and that dragging Walker was a disrespectful act that should not have happened.
- Coroner Elisabeth Armitage stated, “I found that Mr Rolfe was racist” and identified systemic racism in the police force, noting over 500 Indigenous deaths in custody since 1991.
- Following Rolfe’s 2022 acquittal and 2023 dismissal, the Northern Territory Police began anti-racism strategies and plans to implement coroner recommendations with Indigenous leader consultation.
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The Independent (US)Officer who shot Aboriginal teen Kumanjayi Walker was racist, inquest finds
Coroner finds systemic racism within Northern Territory police and says it may have influenced officer’s actions during fatal 2019 shooting
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