MONUMENT, Colo. (AP) — The head of the Colorado Department of Corrections has been shot and killed at his home, and authorities say the gunman is on the loose.
Sheriff ’s Lt. Jeff Kramer says Tom Clements was shot at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday when he answered his front door in Monument, north of Colorado Springs. Police are searching for the shooter.
Kramer says a family member called 911 to report the shooting and officers found Clements dead in his home. Kramer says search dogs have been called in to search a wooded area around Clements’ home.
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