An Indigenous man shot at by Northern Territory police six times after he allegedly attempted to throw a spear at officers faces charges of being armed in public and assault.
The Northern Territory anti-corruption commissioner will investigate the decision to prosecute Constable Zachary Rolfe over Kumanjayi Walker's shooting death.
The Northern Territory anti-corruption commissioner is considering launching a probe into the investigation of a policeman who fatally shot an Aboriginal teen.
Northern Territory police commissioner Jamie Chalker has defended the handling of a murder investigation after a policeman fatally shot an Aboriginal teen.
Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner has denied politically interfering in a murder investigation involving a policeman and an Aboriginal teen.
Lawyer David Edwardson QC says Constable Zachary Rolfe should never have been prosecuted for murder and the prosecution hasn't come close to proving his guilt.
Constable Zachary Rolfe was on a mission to find 19-year-old Aboriginal man Kumanjayi Walker and intended to kill or cause him serious harm, a jury has been told.
A police training expert says murder-accused Constable Zachary Rolfe should never have entered the room where he fatally shot Aboriginal teen Kumanjayi Walker.
The primary role of the elite Northern Territory police unit a murder-accused constable belonged to when he fatally shot a 19-year-old Aboriginal man was to cordon and contain offenders.
A policeman with Constable Zachary Rolfe when Kumanjayi Walker was shot says he did not need to draw his pistol because the teen was not trying to stab him.
Sergeant Adam Eberl has told Constable Zachary Rolfe's murder trial he did not consider Kumanjayi Walker dangerous moments before the teen was fatally shot.
