GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. ( WDBJ /Gray News) - Virginia authorities say a correctional officer has died and two others were injured in a prison attack.

According to the Virginia Department of Corrections , Officer Jeremy Lewis Hall, 40, was the officer who was killed in the attack that occurred on Monday morning.

Hall had been an employee with the department since April 2024.

“Our agency, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and corrections professionals around the nation join us in mourning the loss of Officer Hall,” said VADOC Director Chad Dotson. “Our hearts continue to be with Officer Hall’s family, friends, and his fellow public safety heroes at River North.”

The two injured officers were treated at an area hospital following the attack before being released.

Authorities said an investig

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