Detective hoped for Gargasoulas' surrender

By Benita Kolovos
Updated December 3 2019 - 3:58pm, first published 3:55pm
Police attempts to arrest James Gargasoulas before the Bourke Street massacre are under scrutiny.
Police attempts to arrest James Gargasoulas before the Bourke Street massacre are under scrutiny.

A senior detective in charge of police following James Gargasoulas through Melbourne thought the killer would be safely arrested before he drove down Bourke Street.

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