Police Officer Charged With Murder in Shooting of Yuendumu Teen Will Plead Not Guilty

Police Officer Charged With Murder in Shooting of Yuendumu Teen Will Plead Not Guilty
Police tape at a crime scene in Australia. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images
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The police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old indigenous man, will plead not guilty, the Northern Territory Police Association has said.

Kumanjayi Walker, 19, died after he was shot on Nov. 9 at Yuendumu, 300 kilometres west of Alice Springs, where two police officers were dispatched to arrest him for breaching his suspended sentence.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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