As authorities piece together the final moments before fugitive officer Vicky White was fatally shot following a chaotic car chase Monday, newly released audio of what officials say is a 911 call she made during the pursuit provides more insight into the minutes leading up to the capture of her and inmate Casey White. But it also adds to the many questions that remain unanswered.
The audio reveals a frantic scene inside the pair's escape car as they fled, but it also offers little clarity about how Vicky White sustained a gunshot wound to the head before officers were able to pull her from the car. She died from her injuries at a hospital later that day.
The chase ended when authorities forced the car Casey White was driving to wreck and roll into a ditch, the US Marshals Service has said. Authorities preliminarily believe Vicky White shot herself in the head when the car crashed, but an official cause of death has not been announced.
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In the 911 audio released by officials in Evansville, Indiana, Wednesday, the caller does not appear to address the dispatcher, who says, "911" and "hello" seemingly without being answered.
Instead, a woman's voice -- which authorities say is Vicky White's -- is heard saying things including, "wait, stop ... airbags going to go off and kill us."

Here's what 911 audio reveals about Vicky White's final moments before being captured -- and the questions it raises.
Soon, a loud noise is heard -- the first of at least four loud noises to happen in about 15 seconds. It's unclear in each instance what the noises represent, and it's unclear from the audio when the car was rammed, when it rolled over, and when a gun was fired.
"God," the woman says after the first noise. "Airbags are going off. Let's get out and run." She mentions a hotel.
The second noise is heard, and the woman shrieks. At least two more noises come, followed by another shriek. Sirens can be heard and a little more than a minute later, someone says repeatedly "got a gun in her hand," and "she is breathing."
The line stays open as officers work to get the pair out of the vehicle.
Vicky White, 56, was transported to a hospital, the US Marshals said. Casey White, 38, was taken into custody and transported back to Alabama.
The escaped inmate and corrections official fled from Lauderdale County, Alabama, on April 29. Authorities say Vicky White, who was then the assistant director of corrections at the county jail, checked Casey White out of the detention center under the pretense of taking him to the courthouse.
Investigators believe the two fostered a romantic relationship while Casey White, who was normally housed in a state prison, was periodically transferred to the Lauderdale County jail to attend hearings related to the 2015 stabbing death of Connie Ridgeway, for which White is facing capital murder charges. The county sheriff has said the two maintained communication when he was transferred back to state prison.
Their escape together ignited an 11-day manhunt which spanned multiple states and captured widespread national attention. Though the search for them has ended, questions remain about the circumstances of Vicky White's death and the future Casey White now faces.
How was Vicky White shot?
It's unclear from the 911 audio how Vicky White sustained the gunshot injury and a coroner's report has yet to be released.
In dispatch audio from Evansville police, the dispatcher can be heard advising law enforcement units that "we could hear her on the line saying she had her finger on the trigger."
The 911 recording does not appear to reveal Vicky White mentioning a gun or her finger on a trigger. However, other people in the recording -- apparently responding officers -- can be heard saying her finger was on the trigger when they found her.
No law enforcement officers fired any shots during the chase, according to Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton.
When officers pulled Casey White out of the car and took him into custody, he reportedly told them to help "his wife" who had shot herself in the head and insisted he didn't do it, according to US Marshal Marty Keely, who said to their knowledge, the pair was not married. Authorities previously said the officer and inmate were not related.
If Vicky White did shoot herself, it is not yet clear if she did it intentionally or if she accidentally fired the gun in the chaos of the chase.
Casey White indicated he intended to have a shootout with law enforcement if his car had not been rammed into a ditch, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Sheriff Dave Wedding said Tuesday, citing White's interviews with investigators after his capture.
"(Casey White) said he was probably going to have a shootout, at the stake of both of them losing their lives," Wedding said.
What will happen to Casey White?
Casey White was returned to Alabama Tuesday night to attend an arraignment in Lauderdale County.

Casey White is now in custody at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Alabama.
Judge Ben Graves told White at the hearing that he will be charged with escape in the first degree, in addition to capital murder charges he was already facing related to Ridgeway's death. White allegedly confessed to killing her but later pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, authorities said.
After the hearing, White was transferred directly to the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility, a state prison in Bessemer, Alabama, a little more 100 miles south of Lauderdale County.
White was already serving a 75-year sentence for a series of crimes he committed in 2015, including a home invasion, carjacking and police chase, according to the US Marshals Service.
White's murder trial is currently set for June. During Tuesday's court appearance, White's attorney, Jamy Poss, said he would be filing a change of venue motion, which the judge said he would consider.
Photos: Inside the manhunt for Casey White and Vicky White

Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton announces a warrant for the arrest of Vicky White, Lauderdale County Assistant Director of Corrections, during a news conference outside of the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Monday, May 2, 2022. [DAN BUSEY/TIMESDAILY]/The TimesDaily via AP)

Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton, left, and U.S. Marshal Marty Keely converse before a news conference regarding Vicky White, Lauderdale County Assistant Director of Corrections, and escaped inmate Casey White outside of the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., Monday, May 2, 2022. According to authorities, Casey White had a “special relationship” with jail official Vicky White, who authorities believe assisted in his escape. A manhunt was underway for Casey White, who was awaiting trial on a capital murder case, and Vicky White, after the pair vanished after leaving the Lauderdale County Detention Center, early Friday, April 29. The two are not related, authorities said. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)

FILE - This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Marshals Service and Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office in April 2022 shows inmate Casey White, left, and Assistant Director of Corrections Vicky White. The former Alabama jail official on the run with the murder suspect she was accused of helping escape shot and killed herself Monday, May 9, as authorities caught up with the pair after more than a week of searching, officials said. The man she fled with surrendered. (U.S. Marshals Service, Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Hamrick's Towing & Recovery hauls the Cadillac sedan that fugitives Casey White and Vicky White, no relation, were driving when law enforcement officials forced them into a ditch at Burch Drive in Evansville, Ind., after a short chase Monday, May 9, 2022. The two have been on the run since Vicky White, a detention officer, helped inmate Casey White escape the Lauderdale County Detention Center on April 28. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)

Muddy tracks mark the spot where the Cadillac sedan that fugitives Casey White and Vicky White, no relation, were driving when law enforcement officials forced them into a ditch at Burch Drive in Evansville, Ind., after a short chase Monday, May 9, 2022. The two have been on the run since Vicky White, a detention officer, helped inmate Casey White escape the Lauderdale County Detention Center on April 28. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)

Vandenburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding speaks with the media about the capture of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White during a press conference in Evansville, In., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Vandenburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding holds up a photo of captured Alabama escapee Casey White during a press conference at the Vandenburgh County Sheriff's Office in Evansville, In., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding shows a photograph of the weapons that were found in the possession of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White following their capture during a press conference in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding, center, flanked by city, county, and Federal Marshal's, speaks with the media about the capture of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White during a press conference in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Vandenburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding, right, refers to a photograph during a press conference in Evansville, In., Tuesday, May 10, 2022, about the capture of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Room 150 of the 41 Motel is where fugitives Casey White and Vicky White reportedly staying in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Exterior of the 41 Motel where fugitives Casey White and Vicky White were reportedly staying in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Paul Shah, manager of the Motel 41, speaks with a reporter about fugitives Casey White and Vicky White that were hiding out in room 150 of his motel in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

The Weinbach Car Wash, where video of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White was recorded in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Authorities closed in on them after the manager of the car wash reported that a man closely resembling the 6-foot-9, 260-pound Casey White had been recorded by a surveillance camera getting out of a pickup truck. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

The Weinbach Car Wash, where video of fugitives Casey White and Vicky White was recorded in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Authorities closed in on them after the manager of the car wash reported that a man closely resembling the 6-foot-9, 260-pound Casey White had been recorded by a surveillance camera getting out of a pickup truck. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Escaped inmate Casey White, center, arrives at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., after waiving extradition in Indiana Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)

Escaped inmate Casey White, center, arrives at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., after waiving extradition in Indiana Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)

Escaped inmate Casey White arrives at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., after waiving extradition in Indiana Tuesday, May 10, 2022 (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)

Escaped inmate Casey White, right, arrives at the Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence, Ala., after waiving extradition in Indiana Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)
CNN's Jamiel Lynch, Eric Levenson, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Nadia Romero contributed to this report.
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