Northern Territory policeman charged with murder over shooting of Indigenous man

A Northern Territory policeman has been charged with murder over the weekend's shooting of a teenage Aboriginal man., 300 kilometres from Alice Springs, on Saturday night when two police officers went inside a home to arrest him for breaches of his suspended sentence.Zach Hope

Mr Walker's aunty, Senita Granites, said she came back from a funeral service on Saturday and saw her nephew who "looked happy". "Thirty minutes later I heard the gunshots," she said. "I wake up in the night. I can't sleep. Everyone here in Yuendumu couldn't sleep, cause what the police done to us."Senior Warlpiri man Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves said he felt "more relief" upon hearing the police officer was charged with murder.

The local clinic had closed the previous day because of break-ins and anti-social behaviour, meaning there was no health staff in the community to come to Mr Walker's aid. Senior Warlpiri man Robin Granites said another rally in Alice Springs on Thursday morning would be respectful.

It’s about time Australian police stopped carrying guns all the time and then they wouldn’t be put in this situation. Maybe we need to look at the UK model.

He will get off. They always do.

Trial by social media. Apparently we had a concept of innocent until proven guilty. How many actually know all of the circumstances. Were you there...?

Shouldn’t we hear all the facts first? Wasn’t he awarded a humanitarian award recently for helping internationals from drowning? Wasn’t the victim lunging at him with a weapon? Isnt the area is so violent shops don’t want to open as they’re harassed by drunks? Facts first.

Yeah! People charged with murder always stay on the payroll.

What’s the point of cops carrying guns if they can’t use them even when under attack with a weapon. As far as I’m concerned, if you stab a cop, you don’t get to complain if they use deadly force to defend themselves.

That's real disgusting. I hope justice can be served

This is so sad, when is it going to stop

Excellent

Amazing how many are supporting the criminal being shot. No wonder why the laws stay soft and criminals get light sentence

yet you make the featured image the murderer. what the fuck is wrong with journalists?

Great news!

I hope this is a sign of a change that is well overdue, first people matter, and should not be endangered by the collective ignorance. Sympathy to family of the teenager.

positive. such crimes are unacceptable

Wimlah

Cue outraged racists.

It’s fine to stab people now including police 🤷‍♂️

Geez.....Body cam footage will be interesting if its working.

Escapegoat. There should be outrage at this. The officer was only doing his job.

How many are unreported. Australia still has colonial era race policies.

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