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Sophia McCaughan

Law change for officers aired after prisoner shot dead

Dwayne Johnstone died after being shot running in leg shackles away from a prison van. (HANDOUT/SUPPLIED)

A coroner could recommend changes to fix vague laws around when prison officers can shoot at escaping prisoners after the killing of a fleeing Indigenous man.

Wiradjuri man Dwayne Johnstone died after being shot outside Lismore Base Hospital as he ran in leg shackles from a prison van after receiving treatment in March 2019.

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