Police have confirmed that slain NSW constable Bill Crews, shot in a drugs raid, was killed by a police bullet.
Constable Crews, 26, was fatally shot in the head during a drug raid in Bankstown, in Sydney's southwest, on Wednesday night.
Assistant Commissioner Dave Hudson says it was the last of five shots fired in a drug raid by detectives in Sydney's southwest last Wednesday.
He says an autopsy has confirmed that the shot which hit Constable Crews in the neck was the one that killed him.
'On a preliminary basis it would appear he has fired in the direction of the officer', Assistant Commisioner Dave Hudson said.
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He added that it's too early to say if anyone will be disciplined, but the officer involved is being given the 'appropriate support.'
He said it was up to the coroner to speak of the exact details.
Family 'don't blame officer'
Earlier, the family Crews forgave the officer involved fired in self defence.
Crews's family met the officer at a wake on Sunday and assured him they did not blame him for the death, The Daily Telegraph reports.
"Bill was brave and resilient. He would want us to show the same courage as we deal with our personal tragedy and face a new day," his brother Ben told the newspaper.
During the raid, a bullet allegedly fired by charged man Philip Nguyen struck Constable Crews in the arm, while a second bullet which struck him in the neck
