The pocket knife was legal, his parents say. Police shot him three times
On a night out while wearing his work gear, Luke Gilbert was holding a pocket knife “you buy in Bunnings”. Seconds later, the tradie was dead.
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On a night out while wearing his work gear, Luke Gilbert was holding a pocket knife “you buy in Bunnings”. Seconds later, the tradie was dead.
Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Wheeler says the specialist police who fired the lethal shots "generally don't" wear body cameras, which are standard for first responder QPS officers.
The small far-north Queensland town of Mareeba has erupted into a series of protests following the death of Indigenous man Aubrey Donahue at the hands of Queensland police.
The protest in Mareeba comes after an Indigenous man was shot dead by police on Saturday.
Officers were called to a home in Mareeba, 65km west of Cairns, at around 11.30 on Saturday morning after receiving reports of a domestic violence incident and threats of self-harm.