The head of the Colorado Department of Corrections has been shot and killed on his own doorstep.
Authorities in Monument, north of Colorado Springs, are warning that the gunman is still on the loose.
They are are looking for a dark-coloured "boxy" car seen near Tom Clements' house on Tuesday night.
He was shot at around 8.30pm when he answered his front door.
The vehicle's engine was running and a witness reported seeing one person driving away in the car.
A family member called the emergency services to report the shooting of the 58-year-old.
An aerial view of Tom Clement's home. Pic: KMGH-TV "We have no known suspect at this time," Sheriff's Lt. Jeff Kramer told reporters.
"Whether he was specifically targeted or this was random, we don't know," he added.
"We know of his position and realise that it is a possible motive for a crime such as this."
Search dogs were brought in to search a surrounding wooded area, while police went house-to-house trying to find out what neighbours knew about the shooting.
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Mr Clements in 2011.
"I can hardly believe it, let alone write words to describe it," he said in a statement to corrections department staff early on Wednesday.
"As your Executive Director, he helped change and improve DOC in two years more than most people could do in eight years. He was unfailingly kind and thoughtful, and sought the "good" in any situation," he added.
Prior to his move to Colorado, Mr Clements served for more than three decades in the Missouri Department of Corrections.
He is survived by his wife, Lisa, their two daughters and their family.
Flags will fly at half-mast at all public buildings statewide until the day after his funeral.
The shooting came just hours before Governor Hickenlooper signed new gun laws for Colorado.
They are aimed at limiting ammunition magazines and expanding background checks, in light of the Aurora movie theatre massacre last July.
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