Virginia prison guards injured in attack by alleged MS-13 inmates, investigation continues

BIGSTONEGAP,Va.(AP—AnattackbyinmatesataVirginiaprisoninjuredfiveguards,accordingtostatecorrectionsofficialswhosaidmostoftheassailantswereMS-13gangmemberswhoenteredtheU.S.illegally. ThreeguardswerestabbedandweretransportedformedicaltreatmentalongwithtwoothershurtFridayatWallensRidgeStatePrisoninwesternVirginia,thestateDepartmentofCorrectionssaid. Theagencysaidinapressreleasethatsixinmatesinvolvedhadallbeenconvictedofviolentcrimesincludingmurderandrapeandthatfiveofthemwere“confirmedMS-13gangmembersfromElSalvador,whowereinthiscountryillegally.”ItsaidthesixthinmatewasaU.S.citizenwithtiestoadifferentgang. “Fiveoftheindividualsresponsibleforthissenselessattackshouldneverhavebeeninthiscountryinthefirstplace,”ChadDotson,directoroftheVirginiaDepartmentofCorrections,saidinastatement.“Everysingleday,ourofficersputtheirlivesonthelinetoensurepublicsafety.…Thisattackisanexample