Police SERT officer who shot Rick Maddison tells inquest he had no other choice
Gunman Rick Maddison started running at police armed with a rifle, an inquest has heard.
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The police operative who shot dead Rick Maddison in 2017 has told a coronial inquest he feared for his life when Maddison ran at him with a rifle.
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Another officer said their plan was to try ti resolve this peacefully
Negotiators had been speaking to Maddison when he ran at police
The Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) operator, known only by code number 177, told the court he had no other choice than to shoot the man 20 hours into the stand-off.