Around the Nation 5:38 am Thu March 21, 2013  Colo. Prison Head
Gunned Down At His Home  Originally published on Thu March 21,
2013 9:23 am    People in Colorado are still trying to make
sense of the shooting death of that state's respected head of
the prison system. Tom Clements was gunned down Tuesday night as
he answered the door at his home in the small, quiet town of
Monument. Police are still searching for the killer. And this
happened just hours before Colorado's governor signed strict new
gun control measures into law.  Colorado Public Radio's Megan
Verlee has been following this story. Good morning.   MONTAGNE:
Now, let's start with the motive. It's been a couple of days
now. Does there appear to be any connection between Clements'
killing and his job as prison director?  VERLEE: As far as we
know, not at this point. But police are not ruling anything out.
They say they're looking at all possible leads and suspects. It
does seem likely, though, that the two are related because he
lives in a fairly re