Constable Matthew Hunt.
Slain police officer Constable Matthew Hunt was once confronted by an offender with a knife and calmly convinced the offender to put the weapon down.
There was a common theme to the policeman, said National MP Mark Mitchell, who last night joined Hunt's police section, friends and colleagues to support
one another and talk through the tragedy.
"He was a deeply kind young man and no one could recount a time when Matt had a bad word for anyone. He was known for his calm and considerate approach to his policing," Mitchell said in a tribute on Facebook.
"He had developed the art of de-escalating tense or potentially violent situations.
"One story was an incident he had attended where he was confronted by an offender armed with a knife.
