Radical Vic teen death inquest adjourned

The inquest into the fatal shooting of radicalised Melbourne teen Numan Haider has been adjourned for a month.

The Victorian coroner is investigating the circumstances surrounding the events of September 23, 2014 when the 18-year-old died from a gunshot wound after attacking two police officers with a knife.

The Victoria Police and Australian Federal Police officers involved have both told the inquest they believed Haider's intention was to kill the night he stabbed them outside the Endeavour Hills police station.

The officer known only as Officer B said he thought he was going to be beheaded.

He sustained two lacerations to his face, two stab wounds to his left shoulder and a stab wound to the centre of his chest in the attack.

"If (Officer A) had not fired the shot I am sure that Haider would have cut my throat and cut my head off," Officer B told the inquest.

Officer A said he considered alternatives to lethal force for a fraction of a second before he drew his firearm.

"If I had not shot Haider he would have killed Officer B and then returned to do the same to me," Officer A said.

After nine days of evidence, coroner John Olle adjourned the matter until April 27 to allow for further statements from Victoria Police and Australian Federal Police officers to be obtained.

Coroner Olle set aside three days from April 27 for the remaining witnesses to give evidence.