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Corrections officer at Oak Park Heights dies after helping colleague attacked by inmate
By startribune.com- Greg Stanley
Published: 09/25/2018

A corrections officer at Oak Park Heights state prison died Monday after rushing to help another officer who was being assaulted by an inmate.

Joseph Parise, 37, was one of several officers who responded at noon to break up the assault, the latest such violent incident at Minnesota prisons this year. He then went back to his post, where he suffered a "medical emergency," according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

Parise was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, where he died, according to a statement from department spokeswoman Sarah Fitzgerald.

The cause of death was still unknown, she said. The prison remained under lockdown late Monday afternoon and an investigation was underway, she said.

"We are deeply saddened by today's events," she said. We offer our heartfelt condolences to Officer Parise's family, friends and all of his fellow officers."

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