NT health officials defend decision to leave Yuendumu hours before police shooting

Officials claim staff had ‘safety concerns’, but Indigenous legal expert demands answers over quality of medical care given to Kumanjayi Walker

Northern Territory health officials have defended their decision to leave the community of Yuendumu in the hours before the police shooting of 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker, who died after being shot by police in a home in Yuendumu on Saturday night.

They claim health staff “raised safety concerns” on Saturday morning after a period of “community unrest”, and they were given clearance to leave for Alice Springs.

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