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Fatal shooting in Wollongong CBD after man escapes from Corrections Department officers
Police and Corrective Services are investigating an incident in Wollongong after a man overcame a prison officer, took her weapon, and fired several shots at passing vehicles before turning the gun on himself.
Key points:
- A man has died after overcoming a prison officer, taking her gun, firing at passing vehicles in a Wollongong street, and turning the gun on himself
- Paramedics tried to revive the 37-year-old man, but he died at the scene
- Police say he was being transferred from Wollongong Hospital at the time of the incident
The 37-year-old was an inmate from the South Coast Correctional Centre in Nowra and was on a medical transfer to Wollongong Hospital for treatment with corrections officers.
At some stage during the transfer as they…
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