Remembered... Probationary Constable Sharon Louise WILSON Accidentally Shot Leeton 30 November, 1988 About 2.15pm on 30 November, 1988 Constable Wilson was on duty at the Leeton Police Station when she suffered a severe gunshot wound to the head when another members service revolver discharged. Although treated at the scene by colleagues until the ambulance arrived, she passed away at the Wagga Base Hospital at 5.45pm the same day. The Canberra Times of 2 December, 1988 reported the following. CHARGES POSSIBLE OVER SHOOTING SYDNEY: The NSW Police Commissioner, John Avery, will decide whether charges should be laid against a constable allegedly involved in the shooting death of her 20 year-old colleague on Wednesday. A police spokesman said yesterday a team of detectives was waiting to interview the young officer over the death of policewoman Sharon Wilson at the Leeton police station, in the states Riverina district. He said results of the investigation would be forwarded to Mr Avery for consideration. A police spokesman said the detectives — including two from Sydneys Internal Affairs department, two from homicide, a ballistics expert and a police psychologist — were waiting to talk to the 19-year-old constable. Probationary Constable Wilson was shot in the head by one bullet from a service revolver while on duty at Leeton police station, at 2.15pm on Wednesday. She was rushed to Wagga Base Hospital, but died 3 1/2 hours later. The policewoman awaiting questioning had been treated for shock and was being cared for by friends and welfare personnel, the spokesman said. Detectives hoped to talk with her last night. Miss Wilson, of Uralla, in the Northern Tablelands, was well known in the small community. She was regarded as a fine athlete and her 188cm frame was well known in the local basketball league. Miss Wilson was studying visual arts at the Riverina Murray Institute of Higher Education in Wagga. Her body will be transported to her home at Uralla, where a funeral will be held at I pm on Monday. The constable was born in 1968 and joined the New South Wales Police Force on 9 May, 1988. At the time of her death she was stationed at Leeton.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 05:12:38 +0000
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