Coroner refers Victorian police officer to prosecutors over third gunshot that killed Gabriel Messo

Deceased man was attacking his mother with a stick when constable Emmanuel Andrew first opened fire

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A Victorian police officer who shot dead a man in Melbourne’s north has been referred to prosecutors for criminal charges.

The state coroner, John Cain, found constable Emmanuel Andrew’s decision to fire a third and fatal shot at Gabriel Messo in July 2020, was “gravely concerning”.

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