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