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| Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements shot dead | Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements shot dead |
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| The head of the department of corrections in the US state of Colorado has been shot dead at his home, authorities say. | The head of the department of corrections in the US state of Colorado has been shot dead at his home, authorities say. |
| Tom Clements, 58, was shot on Tuesday evening as he was called to the front door of his home near the city of Colorado Springs, officials said. | Tom Clements, 58, was shot on Tuesday evening as he was called to the front door of his home near the city of Colorado Springs, officials said. |
| Police have launched a manhunt for his killer. | Police have launched a manhunt for his killer. |
| Police spokesman Lt Jeff Kramer said search dogs had been called in to scour a wooded area around Mr Clements' home. | Police spokesman Lt Jeff Kramer said search dogs had been called in to scour a wooded area around Mr Clements' home. |
| Lt Kramer said a family member reported the shooting at at about 20:30 local time (02:30 GMT on Wednesday) and officers found Mr Clements dead in his home in the town of Monument. | |
| Police have not yet suggested any motive for the killing. | Police have not yet suggested any motive for the killing. |
| Lt Kramer was quoted by the Denver Post as saying that there was no evidence of an attempted robbery or break-in. | Lt Kramer was quoted by the Denver Post as saying that there was no evidence of an attempted robbery or break-in. |
| "We know of his position and realise that it is a possible motive for a crime such as this," the El Paso County Sheriff's office spokesman told the newspaper. | "We know of his position and realise that it is a possible motive for a crime such as this," the El Paso County Sheriff's office spokesman told the newspaper. |
| "It's a quick, rapidly evolving investigation." | "It's a quick, rapidly evolving investigation." |
| Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Mr Clements to the post in 2011. The prisons chief had previously worked for more than three decades in the Missouri Department of Corrections. | Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Mr Clements to the post in 2011. The prisons chief had previously worked for more than three decades in the Missouri Department of Corrections. |
| The governor praised Mr Clements' track record, saying he had found ways of improving prison safety and setting up programmes that helped offenders reintegrate successfully after leaving prison. | |
| In a statement sent to employees of the department of corrections, Gov Hickenlooper said: "Last night, Tom Clements was killed at his home in Monument. I can hardly believe it, let alone write words to describe it." | In a statement sent to employees of the department of corrections, Gov Hickenlooper said: "Last night, Tom Clements was killed at his home in Monument. I can hardly believe it, let alone write words to describe it." |
| He described Mr Clements as "unfailingly kind and thoughtful" and someone who "sought the good in any situation". | He described Mr Clements as "unfailingly kind and thoughtful" and someone who "sought the good in any situation". |
| Gov Hickenlooper has ordered flags in the state to be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset until the day after Mr Clements's funeral, the Denver Post reported. | Gov Hickenlooper has ordered flags in the state to be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset until the day after Mr Clements's funeral, the Denver Post reported. |
| Mr Clements is survived by his wife and two daughters. | Mr Clements is survived by his wife and two daughters. |