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Officer who shot the Indigenous man during a bungled arrest claims he could incriminate himself if asked about alleged use of drugs and force
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Former Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe has said he will refuse to answer questions about his alleged drug use and use of force in other incidents during the inquest into the fatal shooting of an Indigenous teenager on the basis he could incriminate himself.
The ex-constable shot Kumanjayi Walker, 19, three times during a bungled outback arrest in Yuendumu, north-west of Alice Springs, on 9 November 2019.
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