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| N.C. inmate reportedly shot after attempted escape |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 08/25/2003 |
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A Durham County jail inmate was shot in a hospital parking lot last week when he tried to escape, according to authorities. The inmate, identified as Vincent Sigona, 35, of Durham, had been inside Durham Regional Medical Center for treatment of stomach problems when he attempted to escape from detention officers, Durham authorities said. Sigona was in a treating room where his shackles and handcuffs were off. He was never left alone by the jail detention officer who accompanied him, said Chief Deputy Wes Crabtree of the Durham County Sheriff's Office. Durham police Lt. Norman Blake said he did not know how long Sigona had been in the treatment room before he fled. As he was being chased by the detention officer and security guard, Blake said, Sigona confronted a nurse in the employee parking lot. He dragged her form her black Toyota Camry and tried to drive away, police said. Sigona got about 30 feet when he was shot by a security guard, Blake said. Police were investigating whether there was a struggle or whether the shooting caused the car to smash into the concrete base of a light pole. Emergency crews took Sigona to Duke University Medical Center in critical condition after the 5 p.m. shooting. He was in surgery Thursday night, Blake said. Neither the nurse nor security guard were injured. Blake said the prisoner had been at the jail because he failed to appear in court on a larceny charge. Police turned the case over to the State Bureau of Investigation, which looks into all shootings involving officers. The Durham County Sheriff's Office also is conducting an internal investigation of the detention officer's handling of the prisoner. |
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