"I've got one offender down shot." Mr Micetic later died of cardiac arrest at The Alfred hospital. Following the shooting, Mr Baker was suspended from duties before resigning and was later cleared of murder by a jury. He says he acted in self-defence when he shot Mr Micetic after Mr Micetic pulled out a spring-loaded knife. Mr Baker was patrolling the southeastern suburbs alone in an unmarked police car when he stopped Mr Micetic's white Hyundai after noticing it had stolen number plates. Mr Micetic complied with instructions to pull over and gets out of the car on the officer's request.

All the while a dashcam on the front of the police car, and a digital device on the officer's tactical vest, was recording. The footage shows Mr Micetic objecting to his arrest. "Why are you doing this?" Mr Micetic says. "Come on please, come on man." An image from dashcam footage showing Senior Constable Timothy Baker and Vlado Micetic on the night of the shooting. Credit:Coroner's Court of Victoria In the recording, Mr Baker can be heard repeatedly asking Mr Micetic to put his hands behind his back before grabbing his arm and trying to place him in handcuffs.

As the interaction turns physical Mr Micetic falls to the ground. When he’s helped back up the scuffle moves to the front of the car, out of the view of the dashcam. "Put your hands behind your back," Senior Constable Baker says again. "I will, I will. Why are you doing this for?" Mr Micetic replies. "You’re going to get in big trouble. You’re going to lose your job." Vlado Micetic who was shot by Senior Constable Timothy Baker.

Seconds later Mr Baker pulls out his firearm, later telling police he saw Mr Micetic pull out a knife. The shooting happened two minutes and 48 seconds after Mr Micetic’s car was pulled over and 36 seconds after he first began to resist his arrest. The recording was released on Monday by Coroner Audrey Jamieson on the first day of an inquest into Mr Micetic's death. Months before Mr Micetic was shot dead by police, he wrote to his brother and encouraged him to join the force. The 44-year-old father of three had his fair share of run-ins with authorities, but in his handwritten card said the world would be a bad place without police.

"I can understand that you don’t like the cops. But bro there only doing there [sic] job. If they were not here just imagine how bad this world would be. It would be a good idea if you joint [sic] the police force when you're old enough ... your bro Vlado." The photo of Vlado Micetic and the handwritten note he sent to his brother. Mr Micetic was one of four children and had a difficult childhood. When he was six, he witnessed the murder of his grandparents in the house whey lived. He would go on to spend a substantial amount of time behind bars. However, his family says he was a generous man and a talented portrait painter who was much loved. On Monday, his family asked that the handwritten card and a framed photograph of the 44-year-old be displayed in the courtroom throughout the two-week long inquest.

In 2015, Mr Baker was charged with Mr Micetic’s murder. During his Supreme Court trial in 2017, the officer was accused of planting the knife on the Mr Micetic's body, but was ultimately acquitted. Investigators found three spent casings, a knife with a spring-loaded blade, a phone, keys and safety flag at the scene. Mr Baker said he moved the knife without using gloves at the scene. A search of Mr Micetic's home revealed at least one shotgun and other knifes. Former Victoria Police officer Timothy Baker walks from the Supreme Court in 2017. Credit:AAP Mr Baker later told police he had been taking six different types of prescription medication - including an antipsychotic and anxiety pills - in the lead up to the shooting.

The coroner heard Mr Baker had been referred for psychological assessment by Victoria Police on three occasions prior to the shooting including November 2008, April 2009 and May 2012. On all occasions he was deemed fit to return to his duties. His lawyer Anthony Lewis said an application would be made to excuse his client from giving evidence on mental health grounds as it was foreshadowed that Mr Baker would enter a psychological facility this week for ongoing treatment. Victoria Police has since changed its policy to ban single-officer patrols. The inquest will resume on Thursday.

with AAP