Alabama corrections officer who escaped with inmate has died in hospital, police says

Alabama corrections officer who escaped with inmate has died in hospital, police says cnn.com

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Alabama corrections officer Vicky White has died due to her injuries, Sheriff Dave Wedding of Vanderburgh County told CNN.

She was hospitalized earlier on Monday with “very serious” self-inflicted gunshot wounds after being taken into custody following a chase in Indiana, Wedding previously said.

Escaped Alabama inmate Casey White and corrections officer Vicky White were taken into custody following a chase in Indiana. She was hospitalized after shooting herself, authorities said late Monday afternoon.

The fugitives were taken into custody after a US Marshals task force member drove a vehicle into the Cadillac that Vicky White was driving in Evansville, ending the pair’s week and a half on the run, officials said.

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