Students were told to stay indoors, avoid windows and doors and to keep lights out. & family of Officer Nicholas Smarr who was killed while protecting the community he served /qPIqSIahX5Īfter the shootout, the suspect, identified later as Minquell Lembrick, escaped from the scene of the crime, prompting the Georgia Southwestern to lockdown the campus. Sending prayers to the Americus, Ga Police Dept. Specifics on his injuries are unknown at this time. Smith was air-lifted to a hospital in critical condition. When the two officers arrived, the suspect discharged his weapon, killing Americus officer Nicholas Smarr, 25, and injuring Georgia Southwestern officer Jody Smith. In a press conference, Police Chief Mark Scott said that an Americus police officer and a Georgia Southwestern State University campus officer responded to a domestic call at an apartment complex near the university campus that morning. Two officers have been shot, one fatally, in Americus, Georgia on Wednesday, December 7. JUST IN: New photo of Officers Jodi Smith and Nicholas Smarr, both shot in Americus today.

Reports show Smith and deceased Americus officer, Nicholas Smarr, were part of the same training camp when becoming police officers. Hospital officials have said Jody Smith, the Georgia Southwestern campus officer who was wounded is now listed in stable condition. Soon after, reports showed the suspect to be dead. Around 10:30 a.m., there was a heavy police and SWAT team presence in an Americus neighborhood. Police worked tirelessly through the night looking for clues as to the whereabouts of Minquell Lembrick.

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