A gaggle of MS-13 gangbangers — who’re within the nation illegally — allegedly stabbed three correctional officers in a Friday morning assault inside a Virginia jail, authorities mentioned.
Six inmates at Wallens Ridge State Jail in Large Stone Hole attacked the officers round 9:45 a.m., in accordance with the Virginia Division of Corrections.
Two corrections officers have been hospitalized in steady situation, with three others in search of therapy at space hospitals.
5 of the six inmates concerned within the assault are members of the infamous El Salvadoran gang. Every have been convicted of violent crimes, together with homicide and rape, officers mentioned.
The opposite prisoner, who’s serving a sentence for second-degree homicide, is an American citizen who’s a part of the Sureno 13 gang, officers mentioned.
“5 of the people answerable for this mindless assault ought to by no means have been within the nation within the first place,” VADOC Director Chad Dotson mentioned in a press release.
“Each single day, our officers put their lives on the road to make sure public security for the greater than 8.8 million individuals throughout the Commonwealth. This assault is an instance of the hazards they face after they present as much as work day-after-day. Our officers are heroes’ and I commend the staff at Wallens Ridge for his or her swift response.”
The investigation into the assault is ongoing.
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