Correctional Officer Edgar Barr was stabbed to death by an inmate, with a wood chisel, after they had an altercation over a pair of shoes. The inmate obtained a wood chisel, hid it in his coat, and then went and located Officer Barr. As he approached Officer Barr another argument ensued, and as Officer Barr raised his club to defend himself, the inmate stabbed him in the chest with the chisel.