Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — Two corrections officers have survived a stabbing attack by inmates at a Pittsburgh jail.
The attack happened shortly before 1 p.m. Friday at the Allegheny County Jail.
Warden Orlando Harper says the COs were on duty in a maximum security unit when two inmates attacked them, inflicting multiple stab wounds.
One CO was treated at a hospital and released. The other officer remains hospitalized, but officials say his injuries aren’t life threatening.
The jail is on lockdown until further notice.
Harper says the inmates responsible for the attack have been moved to the restrictive housing unit.
Allegheny County police are investigating the assault.