Colo. gov. to speak about killing of state Corrections Department chief

By P. Solomon Banda

Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, March 20 2013 8:07 a.m. MDT

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Journalists wait to report Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013, at the scene of an overnight shooting in Monument, Colo., that left Colorado Department of Corrections Director Tom Clements dead at his home. Clements was shot and killed when he answered the front door of his house, and police are searching for the gunman.

Mark Reis, Associated Press

Summary

Colorado's governor plans to speak about the killing of the state Corrections Department chief.

MONUMENT, Colo. — Colorado's governor plans to speak about the killing of the state Corrections Department chief.

Tom Clements was shot around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday when he answered his front door in Monument, north of Colorado Springs. Police are searching for the shooter.

Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed Clements to the post in 2011 after he served for more than three decades in the Missouri Department of Corrections.

Hickenlooper scheduled a news conference Wednesday morning.

After Clements was appointed, Hickenlooper praised Clements for his approach to incarceration, saying Clements relied on proven methods to improve prison safety inside and programs that have been shown to improve successful outcomes after offenders are released from prison.

The home is located in a wooded area with expensive homes on 2-acre lots.

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