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| Prison officials — including victim — shocked by shooting |
| By bakersfieldcalifornian.com- Christine Bedell |
| Published: 04/22/2015 |
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The 52-year-old correctional officer shot on a North Kern State Prison yard from outside the facility’s security perimeter is “still kind of in shock that this happened to him,” authorities said Tuesday. The officer, an 18 1/2-year veteran of the state corrections department that officials declined to identify for security reasons, was said to be resting at home and in good spirits after suffering a minor wound in the freak incident Monday evening. It didn’t appear he was targeted, said Kern County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Ray Pruitt. He said authorities still don’t have any suspects or know the motive. Lt. Tom Mattson, spokesman for the prison, said he talked to the officer Tuesday morning. Read More. |
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