SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A man serving a 10-year sentence for second-degree murder was shot and killed during an escape attempt about noon today, according to the N.C. Department of Correction.
Adelino Najera, 33, had scaled two fences surrounding the paint plant adjacent to Johnston Correctional Institution.
After he ignored several commands to stop, a correctional officer shot him, the Department of Correction said in a press release.
Najera was convicted in Stokes County in 2001.
The State Bureau of Investigation is on the scene and is investigating.
State law permits corrections officers to use deadly force to stop an escaping felon.
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