The death of a gunman who shot a man at a Glasgow bus stop is to be investigated by an inquiry.
John Willson died at HMP Low Moss 30 years after he murdered Stephen Barnes following a row at a pub in Shettleston.
The 23-year-old was gunned down at close range when the killer stood in front of him and fired. When police later searched Wilson's Mount Vernon home they found various weapons, including guns and ammunition.
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A preliminary hearing of a fatal accident inquiry into the circumstances that led to the 55-year-old's death will be held at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday, November 15.
Wilson passed away behind bars in February last year, five years after he absconded from prison as he prepared to be released from jail.
He was handed a life sentence by the High Court in Glasgow in 1991 for Stephen's murder, and the attempted murder of his friend Andrew Ralston, who was with him at the bus stop.
Wilson was on an unescorted work placement in Dalmarnock as part of his preparation for freedom in 2016 when he failed to return to Greenock Prison.
He was found by police in the Wee Mill in Rutherglen three days later and returned to prison.
The prison authorities were slammed by Stephen’s mother Jean in 1993 and 1994 after he was allowed out of jail four times to see his sick grandmother.
Fatal accident inquiries are mandatory in Scotland when a prisoner died in custody. The date for the full hearing will be issued by the courts at a later date.
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