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Text messages between a Northern Territory constable who shot and killed an Indigenous teenager and other police officers suggest they had negative attitudes towards Aboriginal people, an inquest has been told.
Kumanjayi Walker, 19, died on November 9, 2019, after Constable Zachary Rolfe, 31, shot him three times in the remote community of Yuendumu, 290km northwest of Alice Springs.
Counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer told an inquest into his death on Tuesday that text messages found on the officer's phone when he was arrested show he and other police based in Alice Springs had a negative attitude towards (Aboriginal) community police.
Constable Zachary Rolfe (pictured) shot Mr walker three times in the remote community of Yuendumu, 290 km northwest of Alice Springs.
Kumanjayi Walker (pictured), 19, died on November 9, 2019 in Yuendumu after being shot
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