A NSW Corrective Services Officer has been charged with manslaughter following an investigation into a fatal shooting outside Lismore Base Hospital.
Officers from Richmond Police District were called to Lismore Base Hospital about 7.30pm on Friday 15 March 2019, after reports of a shooting outside.
Upon arrival, they located a 43-year-old man critically injured, after allegedly being shot by a Corrective Services officer while attempting to escape.
The man was immediately treated in hospital but died a short time later.
Richmond Police District established Strike Force Degance to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Following extensive inquiries and a coronial inquest, a 57-year-old man attended Lismore Police Station today (Friday 5 February 2021), where he was issued a court attendance notice for the offence of manslaughter.
He is due to face Lismore Local Court on Monday 29 March 2021.
