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OT- Americus Police Shooting
Posted on 12/9/16 at 9:46 am
Posted on 12/9/16 at 9:46 am
Thought this story needed to be shared, just an absolutely heartbreaking situation. These two guys grew up together, became police officers at the same time, and lived together in town.
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Already struck by gunshots, Americus police Officer Nicholas Smarr died Wednesday while performing CPR on his wounded friend, Georgia Southwestern State University Officer Jody Smith, according to Smarr’s uncle.
Just over 24 hours later, Smith died at a Macon hospital, officials said.
In a Facebook post, Michael E. Waters gave details of the shooting incident that killed his nephew and Smith.
Minquell Kennedy Lembrick, who police say was the shooter, was found dead Thursday in Americus from a self-inflicted gunshot.
Minquell Kennedy Lembrick (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
“Nick received the domestic call around 9:30 a.m. and immediately went to the location,” the post read. “As Nick approached the front door and fellow officer (Jody) Smith headed to the back door, Nick noticed the front door was slightly opened, hearing commotion in the house, he called out and pushed the door open further.
“He immediately recognized the suspect and radioed it in,” Waters’ post continued. “At that time the suspect fled out the back door and Nick pursued through the house. As Nick came out the back door the suspect fired several shots critically wounding officer Smith, Nick returned fire while he was also shot and mortally wounded.
“After firing a half dozen rounds at the suspect, Nick ran to his fellow officer and BEST friend, he rolled him from his face down position and performed CPR until he could no longer continue,” according to the post. “When other officers arrived at the scene, Nick Smarr was lying across his fallen comrade and best friend where he had succumbed to his injuries.”
Posted on 12/9/16 at 9:51 am to SumterCoDawg
That is incredibly sad. My mom lives in the Thomaston area and was the first who informed me.
Posted on 12/10/16 at 8:31 am to SumterCoDawg
Wow... incredibly sad and tragic.
Posted on 12/10/16 at 10:46 am to SumterCoDawg
Tragic. What if the shooter was white and the victims were black?
Posted on 12/10/16 at 10:56 am to Cobb Dawg
Tragic. What's your point?
Posted on 12/10/16 at 12:26 pm to DawgCountry
Can't spoon feed this shite, use your brain.
Posted on 12/10/16 at 12:29 pm to Cobb Dawg
quote:Wouldn't change anything, anytime innocent police officers are killed in the line of duty by a pos dreg of society its a tragedy. If 2 black officers were killed you would've seen the same outpouring of support by the community, that I can assure.
What if the shooter was white and the victims were black?
Posted on 12/10/16 at 1:25 pm to SumterCoDawg
If whites were murdering and assaulting blacks at the rate that blacks are murdering and assaulting whites, there would be marches and riots weekly. White lives don't matter anymore. It pisses me off when a black officer gets killed just as much as a white officer, that's not the point. The point is that the "black community" protests when whites kill blacks, but there is no vice versa. Prove me wrong.
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