Cop who died in cells had been helping out
Local South Africa News
In a bid for freedom, four men shot at policeman Ismail Abdool Rehman 15 times with his own gun - five times while he cowered behind a pantry door.
Source: IOL: South Africa
This is why here in most jails the officers are not armed with lethal weapons. This way the inmates can not over power a guard and use the weapon against others in an attempt to gain freedom. The officers up in the towers and outside the main perimeter do carry weapons. The have rifles usually with scopes that allow them to pick off any aggressive inmates.