Fatal police shooting of Elijah Holcombe in Armidale was 'hasty', says coroner The West Australian The police shooting of a mentally ill man at Armidale, in northern New South Wales, was "hasty and precipitous", a coroner has said. Elijah Holcombe was shot dead by a plain-clothes officer at a shopping precinct in June 2009, within hours of discharging ... Elijah Holcombe not a threat when shot by police: coroner 'Elijah not dangerous when shot': inquest |