A criminologist tells the Alice Springs Local Court the first shot fired by NT Police Constable Zachary Rolfe at Yuendumu teenager Kumanjayi Walker was 'justified', but the next two were 'excessive'.
Two of the three shots fired at Yuendumu teenager Kumanjayi Walker were "excessive, unreasonable and unnecessary", a criminologist has told the committal hearing of NT police constable Zachary Rolfe.
Dr Geoffrey Alpert, a criminologist and sociologist giving evidence from the United States, told the court he believed the second and third shots fired at Kumanjayi Walker were "unnecessary". Under cross-examination by defence barrister Anthony Allen, Dr Alpert was questioned about the "split second" decisions Constable Rolfe had to make during a "dangerous, adrenaline driven, high stress encounter."
The Officer in Charge of Yuendumu Police Station in November 2019, Sergeant Julie Frost, told the court earlier this week she had called the IRT unit and had planned for them to make the arrest at 5:30am on Sunday, November 10.
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