User:Fincle/Death of Kumanjayi Walker

Kumanjayi Walker was an Australian man and a member of the Warlpiri indigenous group, who died, aged 19, following a police shooting at his home in Yuendumu, {{convert|300|km}} from Alice Springs on the evening of 9 November 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/12/nt-police-shooting-officer-says-he-was-stabbed-before-alleged-of-kumanjayi-walker |title=NT police shooting: officer says he was stabbed before alleged murder of Kumanjayi Walker |author= |date=12 Dec 2019 |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=10 June 2020}} A police officer has been charged with his murder, but denies the accusation.{{cite news |title=Police officer charged with murder over teen's shooting death in Yuendumu will plead not guilty |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-13/police-officer-charged-with-murder-yuendumu-shooting/11702408 |accessdate=8 July 2020 |publisher=ABC News |date=13 November 2019}} As of June 2020, the case continues.{{cite news |title=Senate remembers Aboriginal custody deaths |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/senate-remembers-aboriginal-custody-deaths/news-story/55d5a431db8d489a1f48a5ec6cab4e9c |accessdate=8 July 2020 |publisher=The Australian |date=17 June 2020}}

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