An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager shot dead by a Northern Territory police officer won't begin as planned in a remote town because of community tensions. 9News
Kumanjayi Walker, 19, died on November 9, 2019 after, 30, shot him three times during an outback arrest gone wrong in the remote community of Yuendumu, 290 kilometres northwest of Alice Springs.
Community members had asked coroner Elizabeth Armitage to consider holding the first few days of the inquest in Yuendumu. "The community is in a state of high conflict at present and community members don't feel comfortable having outsiders, including journalists, spending time in the community." The coroner would still visit the community at some stage during the inquest and may use it as an opportunity to speak to locals on a less formal basis, the hearing was told.
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