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| Georgia police officer killed by suspect who remains on the run, officials say | |
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| Authorities say a police officer in a small, central Georgia city has been shot and killed by a suspect who remains on the loose. | Authorities say a police officer in a small, central Georgia city has been shot and killed by a suspect who remains on the loose. |
| Special agent Scott Whitley of the Georgia bureau of investigation told the Associated Press that Eastman patrol officer Tim Smith, 31, was fatally shot at about 9.30pm Saturday in a residential area of the city about 60 miles south-east of Macon. | Special agent Scott Whitley of the Georgia bureau of investigation told the Associated Press that Eastman patrol officer Tim Smith, 31, was fatally shot at about 9.30pm Saturday in a residential area of the city about 60 miles south-east of Macon. |
| “Officer Smith exited his patrol car to investigate and was shot by the individual,” the Georgia bureau of investigation said in a statement. | “Officer Smith exited his patrol car to investigate and was shot by the individual,” the Georgia bureau of investigation said in a statement. |
| Whitley said Smith was responding to a suspicious person call when he encountered the suspect, exited his patrol car and was shot. The suspect fled the scene. | Whitley said Smith was responding to a suspicious person call when he encountered the suspect, exited his patrol car and was shot. The suspect fled the scene. |
| Whitley said Smith was in his early 30s but no further information about him was immediately available. He said an unidentified suspect was being sought and an investigation was ongoing. | Whitley said Smith was in his early 30s but no further information about him was immediately available. He said an unidentified suspect was being sought and an investigation was ongoing. |
| Smith was not wearing a body camera. | Smith was not wearing a body camera. |
| The Georgia bureau of investigation is seeking tips to identify and find the assailant, it said. It did not release information about a possible motive for the attack. | The Georgia bureau of investigation is seeking tips to identify and find the assailant, it said. It did not release information about a possible motive for the attack. |