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Duncan Murray

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

Wiradjuri man Dwayne Johnstone was shot dead as he ran in leg shackles and handcuffs. (HANDOUT/SUPPLIED)

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 March 15, 2019.

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