NSW inquiry into death of Indigenous man shot while fleeing custody calls for urgent review of gun laws
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6Q4G8)
Mother of Dwayne Johnstone urges government ministers to take note' of coroner's recommendation so no one else has to go through it'
The death of an unarmed Indigenous man who was shot while fleeing custody has prompted a coroner to recommend an urgent review of laws governing the use of firearms by correctional officers.
Dwayne Johnstone, a 43-year-old Wiradjuri man, was shot dead outside Lismore Base hospital as he ran in leg shackles and handcuffs from a prison van after receiving medical treatment on 15 March 2019.
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