Overview
- The shooting that killed 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker occurred on 9 November 2019 when Northern Territory officer Zachary Rolfe fired three shots during an attempted arrest.
- A four-part series by Darren Dale, 2.6 Seconds: Death in the Outback, premiered on SBS on 10 November 2026 and brings extensive unseen body-worn camera footage and dozens of interviews to a national audience.
- The coronial inquest led by Coroner Elisabeth Armitage delivered findings on 7 July 2025 that Walker’s death was avoidable, identified racist attitudes and institutional failings in NT Police, and issued 33 recommendations to change policing in remote communities.
- The footage shown in the series depicts a dying Walker held inside a police station while his community outside were kept from seeing him and misled about his condition, and it also shows police airlifting Rolfe to hospital with a shoulder wound; Rolfe declined to be interviewed for the documentary.
- The series renews public pressure on the Northern Territory government and police to act on reforms after documentary reporting said only 11 of the coroner’s 33 recommendations had been fully supported as of March 2026 and it adds to a broader national debate about Indigenous deaths in custody and police culture.