Corrections Officer Joseph Gomm was beaten to death by an inmate at Minnesota Correction Facility – Stillwater at approximately 1:30 pm.

He was supervising inmates in the prison's industry building when he was attacked by one inmate with a hammer. Officer Gomm was transported to Regions Hospital, in St. Paul, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Officer Gomm had served with the Minnesota Department of Corrections for 16 years.

Commissioner Tom Roy
Minnesota Department of Corrections
1450 Energy Park Drive
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (651) 361-7200

https://www.odmp.org/officer/23725-c...er-joseph-gomm