Virginia corrections officer killed after being attacked by an inmate

AcorrectionsofficerinSouthwestVirginiawaskilledinanattackbyaninmateonMondaymorning,accordingtotheVirginiaDepartmentofCorrections. AnewsreleasefromthecorrectionsdepartmentsaidtheattackhappenedatRiverNorthCorrectionalCenterinIndependence,Virginia,justbefore8a.m. Theofficerwaslateridentifiedas40-year-oldJeremyLewisHall.HehadbeenanemployeeoftheVirginiaDepartmentofCorrectionssinceApril2024. Twootherofficerswereinjuredintheattackandweretakentoanareahospitalfortreatment.Theyhavesincebeenreleased,officialssaid. “OuragencyandtheentireCommonwealthareinmourningtoday,”saidVADOCDirectorChadDotson.“OurheartsarewiththeOfficer’sfamily,theotherOfficerwhowasattacked,andtoourpublicsafetyheroesatRiverNorth.TheVADOCwilldoeverythinginitspowertoensurethisviciousattackisprosecutedtothefullestextentofthelaw.” RiverNorthCorrectionalCenterwassecuredaftertheattack,thecorrectionsdepartmentsaid. Theincidentremainsunderinvestigation. Thisst