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How does Tom Robinson die in to kill a mockingbird?

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Tom Robinson, who was accused of something he didn't do, was shot while trying to escape from jail. (He was accused of raping a white woman, which he did not actually do. *Bob Ewell and his daughter accused him.*)
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He was shot by the police when he was trying to escape jail (prison) 
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