RUSH CITY, Minn. (FOX 9) - A Rush City Correctional Facility officer is recovering from a "puncture wound" after being attacked by an inmate who was armed with a shank.

Rush City prison attack

What we know:

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) said the attack happened when prison staff at the Rush City Correctional Facility were doing routine cell searches around 3:20 p.m. on Saturday.

Officers then approached an inmate who was suspected of possessing homemade alcohol, also known as "hooch", according to authorities.

Authorities say the inmate then attacked staff with a makeshift shank.

One of the officers was stabbed during the attack and taken to the hospital. He is being treated for non-life-threatening "puncture woundd" injuries and is expected to fully recover, ac

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