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Review gun laws 'so no one else has to go through it'

An urgent review of correctional officers' use of firearms has been recommended by an inquiry into the death of an Indigenous man shot while fleeing custody.

AAP · Aug 21, 2024

Man shot dead by corrections officer was no threat: mum

The mother of an Indigenous man shot dead as he fled from custody says she holds no animosity towards the correctional officer who killed her son.

AAP · Jul 11, 2024

Law change for officers aired after prisoner shot dead

Reforms could be needed to prevent another incident like the shooting death of an Indigenous man who ran from custody, a coroner has heard.

AAP · Jul 10, 2024

Escapee murder trial jury discharged

The jury in the trial of a NSW prison officer accused of murdering an inmate during an escape bid has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict.

AAP · Nov 14, 2022

Jury unable to reach verdict in murder trial over shooting death of Indigenous inmate

A jury is unable to reach a verdict in the murder trial over the shooting death of an Indigenous inmate outside Lismore Base Hospital in 2019.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

Jury retires to deliberate verdict in murder trial over shooting death of Indigenous inmate

The jury is considering its verdict in the trial of a NSW Corrective Services officer charged over the death of a man in Lismore.

ABC News · Nov 8, 2022

Dwayne Johnstone murder trial jury told officer acted lawfully when he shot shackled Indigenous man

A jury hears a NSW Corrections officer acted lawfully when he shot and killed a shackled Indigenous man in Lismore.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

'I shot him': Call made when inmate felled

A prison officer's triple-zero call made moments after he fatally gunned down inmate Dwayne Johnstone in northern NSW has been played during his murder trial.

AAP · Oct 27, 2022

Shot inmate was 'quicker than expected'

The prison officer whose colleague fatally shot an inmate was surprised at how fast the shackled man could run, a NSW court has been told.

AAP · Oct 25, 2022

Corrections officer charged over shooting of Dwayne Johnstone was doing his 'duty', court told

The lawyer for "Officer A" tells a jury he fired three shots at a fleeing Indigenous inmate — the last one fatal — to prevent his escape.

ABC News · Oct 20, 2022