NorCal Prison Faces Bomb Threat, Employee Shooting: Report

San Francisco CA

21 September, 2021

7:42 PM

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SUSANVILLE, CA — An employee at a High Desert State Prison was placed on leave after he was accused of shooting another prison worker on Sunday. On Monday, a bomb threat was made at the same facility, the Sacramento Bee reported. It wasn't immediately known whether the two incidents were related, Dana Simas, spokeswoman for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation told the newspaper. Prison store supervisor Kenneth Hunter, 63, was being held on attempted homicide charges, according to the Lassen County Jail, the Sacramento Bee reported. Simas confirmed with the newspaper Tuesday that there was an incident involving two off-duty non-peace officer employees at the prison. The victim survived the alleged shooting. Read more from the Sacramento Bee: Bomb Threat At Northern California Prison Followed Alleged Employee Shooting