Escaped prisoners shoot, kill guards in Putnam Co.
Prisoners Donnie Russell Rowe, 43, and Ricky Dubose, 24, overpowered two Georgia State Correctional Officers at about 5:45 a.m. Tuesday.
The attack happened as the officers were transporting them on a prison bus on Ga. Hwy. 16 between Eatonton and Sparta in Putnam County.

After taking the officers' .40 caliber Glock pistols, one of the inmates shot and killed the two officers, according to a news release from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.

Both suspects are now armed with the officers' guns, the news release states.

Escaped prisoners shot and killed two state prison guards in Putnam County early Tuesday.

It happened on Highway 16 near Ward's Chapel Road, according to Baldwin County Sheriff Bill Massee.

The Putnam County Sheriff's office told our Atlanta station, WXIA-TV, that two prisoners being transported were able to overpower the guards on the bus before killing them and escaping.
So far there's no word on the whereabouts of the inmates.

Several law enforcement agencies are searching the area.
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I was always taught that transport is the highest risk operation when it comes to dealing with inmates. Prayers.