Officials have confirmed that fugitive prison guard Vicky White died at a hospital from self-inflicted gunshot wounds hours after being apprehended by law enforcement police alongside escaped Alabama inmate Casey White.

Ms. White was rushed to the hospital after a Monday afternoon car accident near Evansville, Indiana, which brought a dramatic conclusion to the nationwide manhunt.

WHNT reported that Vanderburgh County Coroner Steven W. Lockyear revealed the death of a 56-year-old prison officer at Evansville Deaconess Midtown Hospital on Monday night.

On Tuesday, an autopsy will be performed on her body.

Earlier, at the arrest scene, Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding informed reporters that Ms. White's injuries were "severe" and that she was in "pretty serious shape."

Marshals rammed Ms. White's Cadillac to halt the pursuit, resulting in her capture.

"The male and female fled in a vehicle on northbound Highway 41, went past Highway 57, turned here on Birch Park Drive, and entered this grassy area," Sheriff Wedding recounted.

The Marshals task team collided with them to halt the pursuit.

And he continued, "Two criminals have been removed from the streets."

According to the sheriff, the couple may have been in Indiana for six days before their apprehension.

"It is difficult to realize they were here for so many days. "They are criminals, and sometimes they do inexplicable things, but I'm glad they did," he remarked.

According to the sheriff, Casey White's enormous size aided in his capture. "In this case, it's advantageous that one of the suspects is 6 feet 9 inches tall," he remarked.

The arrest occurred eleven days into a worldwide quest for the two when Ms. White escorted a handcuffed Casey White out of jail, and they vanished.

Following the Monday afternoon capture, Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton told AL.com, "We took a dangerous man off the street today."

US Marshals Service reports that no law enforcement personnel fired their weapons during the capture of the prisoner and the jail guard.

According to Sheriff Singleton, Casey White, 38, surrendered quietly to law authorities following the pursuit.

"This concludes a very long, stressful, and difficult week and a half," said the sheriff.

"It concluded as we anticipated — with their arrest. He will never see the light of day again, which is not only good for our community, but also good for this country."

Investigators followed the couple to a motel in the state after receiving a tip on their location late Sunday night. The sheriff stated that they did not know why the couple ended up in Indiana.

Witness Cory Bradley told CNN that he was driving on Highway 41 in Evansville, Indiana when more than a dozen police cars passed him.

"I was terrified when they flew by," Bradley told the television network.

"We were stopped in traffic a short distance up the road when I heard what was happening and captured it on tape as I passed. I kept it in motion, and I considered stopping because it is a national story. Mr. Bradley stated, "We don't see a lot of action like that around here."

Before her death, Casey White was charged with facilitating/assisting an escape, identity theft, and second-degree forgery.

Last Monday, authorities produced photos depicting Ms. White's appearance if she dyed or cut her blonde hair darker or shorter.

They also revealed photographs of Casey White's unusual tattoos.

The agency stated that the "subjects should be considered dangerous and may be armed with an AR-15 rifle, handguns, and a shotgun."

In 2015, according to the Marshals Service, Casey White threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and her sister and that he wanted to be killed by police.

He was already serving a 75-year sentence for acts committed in 2015 while awaiting trial on capital murder allegations. The two escaped from the Lauderdale County Detention Center on April 29, with police speculating that they may have had a romantic relationship before fleeing.

On Friday, the vehicle they used to leave Alabama was discovered abandoned in Tennessee.

On the Monday preceding her capture, the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office stated that the identity theft and forgery allegations against Ms. White were related to using an alias to purchase a getaway automobile that was used "to facilitate the escape."