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Northern Territory police office Zachary Rolfe fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker, but his acquittal has caused anguish and despair for Indigenous Australians who believe that the justice system continues to be stacked against them.

The NT Police executive have notified the union representing police that it intends to issue disciplinary notices on Constable Zach Rolfe, who was on Friday cleared of murder by a Supreme Court jury, which would officially continue his suspension from service, the NT Independent understands.

Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe has been cleared of all charges over the shooting death of an Indigenous man in a remote community. 

Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, was acquitted of murdering Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker and engaging in a violent act by a Northern Territory Supreme Court jury on Friday.

Zachary Rolfe was accused of murdering the 19-year-old in the remote community of Yuendumu, around 300 kil...

Constable Zachary Rolfe denied murdering Kumanjayi Walker after the teen stabbed him with a pair of scissors on November 9, 2019.

Constable Zachary Rolfe was found not guilty of murdering Kumanjayi Walker and all other charges he faced in the NT Supreme Court on Friday.

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The jury in the Northern Territory Supreme Court trial has cleared Rolfe over the 2019 shooting death.

Kumanjayi Walker's shooting death in 2019 prompted anger and protests across Australia.