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Ethan James

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Cop killer to be sentenced for remote property shooting | History Defined

Constable Keith Smith was murdered after arriving with colleagues at Leigh Sushames' rural property. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

It was a routine job that resulted in the ambush shooting murder of a beloved police officer.

Veteran constable Keith Smith arrived at a rural property in Tasmania on June 16, 2025 to deliver a house repossession order to homeowner Leigh Geoffrey Sushames.

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