Prison Guard shot and kill by inmates

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Two Georgia prison guards were killed Tuesday -- allegedly by two inmates at large and considered “dangerous beyond description,” investigators said.

Roughly 30 inmates were on a prison bus when two inmates, Donnie Russell Rowe, 43, and Ricky Dubose, 24, overpowered the guards, and one of the pair shot and killed them, Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills said. It was not clear which of the escaped inmates did the killing.
The Georgia Department of Corrections identified the fallen officers as Christopher Monica, 42, and
Curtis Billue, 58. The two were officers at the Baldwin State Prison in Milledgeville.    
The prisoners are armed with .40 caliber Glock pistols that belonged to the officers, Sills told Fox 5 Atlanta.  
Rowe, whose nickname is “Whiskey,” was convicted of armed robbery and is in prison for life without parole. Dubose was also convicted of armed robbery. Rowe has been in prison since June 2002. Dubose has been in prison since July 2015. Dubose was allegedly a member of the Ghostface Gangsters, a white supremacy street gang, according to WXIA.
Authorities are urging people not to approach the men and to call 911 if they spot the pair.
Authorities are searching for the suspects after the incident, which occurred southeast of Atlanta, Teresa Slade, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman, said. Slade said a witness saw the men escape in a dark green Honda with a Georgia tag: RBJ6601. They were last witnessed heading west.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal urged the public to be "vigilant and cautious" as the inmates remain at large. He also offered his condolences to the families of Monica and Billue.
"The selflessness and courage of these two brave souls will not be forgotten, nor will their sacrifice and service. Sandra and I mourn alongside their families and communities, and we offer our deepest sympathies to their loved ones," Deal said in the statement.
"Our heartbreak is matched only in our resolve to bring their murderers to justice. No effort will be spared in pursuit of the killers, and no state resources required in this endeavor will be spared."
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has condemned the killings and said during a testimony before a Senate budget panel in Washington Tuesday morning that federal resources are being committed to help catch the fugitives.
“An attack on any American law enforcement officer is an attack on every American law enforcement officer and the principles we all believe in,” Rosenstein said.

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