Cover: Senior Constables
Matt De Sira and Malcolm Racz at the scene of a Brompton shooting in which they
were involved in 2000. Photo:
Kevin Killey Photographics (08) 8362 0255.
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A stark reality for
every operational police officer is the potential for his or her involvement in
a gunfight. We are grateful to Senior Constables Matt De Sira and Malcolm Racz
for being open about how they coped when that reality struck them.
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