Answer: Tom Robinson tries to flee the prison where he is being held in chapter 24 of To Kill a Mockingbird as he awaits execution for Mayella Ewell's ra pe. ... While escaping the jail, the guards shot him seventeen times in the back. He is dying from his injuries.
The novel finishes after Scout and Jem are attacked by Bob Ewell, and Boo Radley rescues them, killing Bob in the process. Atticus and Sheriff Heck Tate have a talk and Scout walks Boo home about how to deal with the situation.
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