Two police officers in critical condition after shooting near Georgia Southwestern St

[serpentdove]

Two police officers in critical condition after shooting near Georgia Southwestern State campus

 

[Angel4Truth]

Watch LIVE: 1 officer killed, 1 in critical condition; Manhunt underway

e expect an update shortly from Medical Center, Navicent Health in Macon, where the officers were flown for treatment after the shooting. Click refresh to make sure you seeing the latest version of this breaking news story.

An Americus police officer was killed and Georgia Southwestern State University public safety officer was listed in "very, very critical" condition after a shooting near the GSW State University campus in Americus Tuesday morning. A massive manhunt is underway for the gunman, identified by police as Minguell Hembrick.

According to Americus Police Chief Mark Scott, the Americus officer was responding to a domestic call at an apartment complex near the GSW State campus. A GSW officer heard the call and also responded as a backup to the officer.

When they arrived, Scott said, they found an armed suspect who fired at them.

"Both officers were hit. The Americus officer is deceased. The Georgia Southwestern officer has been LifeFlighted to Macon. He's in critical condition at this time," said Scott. "Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the families. This is a devastating loss to our family here in Americus. It's just unbelievable."

The apartment complex is adjacent to the Griffin Bell Golf Course, located just south of the GSW State University main campus.

We are actively seeking the suspect, who has been identified as Minguell Kennedy Hembrick," Scott said. "He does have felony warrants on him. He may still be in the area, he should be considered armed and dangerous."

The Georgia Southwestern officer was transported to an Medical Center, Navicent Health in Macon, in critical condition.

It's unknown at this time if Hembrick was hit, but he was able to escape. A massive manhunt for him is now underway.

Officers from multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Sumter County Sheriff's Office, are participating in the search for the suspect.

An alert from the university sent shortly when the incident occurred, advised everyone to remain in their present location until further notice. In addition, everyone is advised to take steps to secure all doors and windows to the rooms in which they are in, including shutting down HVAC, turning off lights, moving to an unobservable part of the room away from doors and windows and getting down on the floor.

They are advised to then await additional instructions or contact from first responders.

They are looking for this guy:

 

[Angel4Truth]

The officers have been identified and the deceased officer is Nicolas Smarr, 25, of the Americus pd. They are also offering a 20,000 reward for the arrest of the guy who shot the officers, and the thug already had warrants out for him. (see his pic in above post)

UPDATE: Officer killed in Americus shooting identified

The officer killed during a shooting in Americus on Wednesday has been identified as Nicolas Smarr, 25.

Smarr and Georgia Southwestern College officer Jodi Smith were responding to a domestic disturbance call at about 9:40 a.m. near the campus at Country Club Apartments on S. Lee Street.

When the officers encountered the suspect - Minguell Kennedy Lembrick, 32 - shots were fired, said Americus police Chief Mark Scott.

The officers were flown by helicopter to Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon where Smith remains in critical condition, according to a GBI news release.

Lembrick has not been caught and he's considered armed and dangerous, Scott said during a news conference. The GBI and the FBI are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to his arrest, the news release states.

Both officers have been at their respective departments for 12 years, Scott said.

"It's a tremendous loss to our family," Scott said about Smarr's death

Good Samaritan

An Americus resident named Robert Ridgeway heard about the shooting and brought apples to the first responders.

Suspect takes to Facebook after shooting

A Facebook account under the name of the suspect has posted twice since the shooting. The page - under the name Minguell Gstreet Lembrick, posted "Love yall" at 10:41 a.m. The shooting occured at about 10 a.m.

The post on the page - which is public - has set off a firestorm of comments from people angry at Lembrick and from some people who appear to support him.

The page also includes a three second Facebook live video with the person saying, "Man, I'm a miss yall folk, man." The post was later deleted.

Georgia Southwestern State University put the school on lockdown after the shooting.

An emergency alert was issued that says the shooting happened near the south side of the Griffin Bell Golf Course.

Students, faculty, and staff were instructed to stay in their current locations, in addition to securing the windows, and doors.

There is a press conference at link. Facebook posts are already spinning sorrow for the thug on the loose.

 

[glorydaz]

Facebook posts are already spinning sorrow for the thug on the loose.

Say it isn't so. I'm so tired of this liberal stink!

 

[Angel4Truth]

Say it isn't so. I'm so tired of this liberal stink!

Same here sister.

 

[Crucible]

They need to stop giving civilian 20-somethings badges. Frankly, too many of them end up dead, and there are obvious factors why.

 

[Angel4Truth]

 

[ok doser]

They need to stop giving civilian 20-somethings badges. Frankly, too many of them end up dead, and there are obvious factors why.

because black thugs shoot them?

 

[JudgeRightly]

They need to stop giving civilian 20-somethings badges. Frankly, too many of them end up dead, and there are obvious factors why.

What would really help is if we had a properly implemented death penalty for criminals that commit capital crimes. The thought of being executed if they are caught would scare most criminals to not committing the crime in the first place.

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[Crucible]

What would really help is if we had a properly implemented death penalty for criminals that commit capital crimes. The thought of being executed if they are caught would scare most criminals to not committing the crime in the first place.

That's sarcasm, right?

I hope so :chuckle:

 

[JudgeRightly]

That's sarcasm, right?

I hope so :chuckle:

No, it's not sarcasm. It's Biblical. God even gives us a guarantee that if we have a death penalty (as given in the Bible) there will not be a crime epidemic such as the one we have today in the US.

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[Crucible]

No, it's not sarcasm. It's Biblical. God even gives us a guarantee that if we have a death penalty (as given in the Bible) there will not be a crime epidemic such as the one we have today in the US.

We have the death penalty. I live in Virginia, which is a leading state on execution.

There is no evidence to support that the death penalty curves murder. The death penalty is simply eye for eye- don't try to bless it as some life saver because it is not

 

[JudgeRightly]

We have the death penalty. I live in Virginia, which is a leading state on execution.

There is no evidence to suggest that the death penalty curves murder. The death penalty is simply eye for eye- don't try to bless it as some life saver because it is not

Did you notice that I said properly implemented death penalty? Implying that it's currently improperly implemented. I also said that it needs to be implemented according to the Bible. The death penalty needs to be swift and painful. The death penalty we have in our current system is slow and relatively painless. Let's use this news story as a case study for a moment.

In our current system, if this man is caught, and hopefully he will be, what can we expect to happen? Well, first he'll be put into holding until our system can work it's way to his case, so add a few days up to a few years, then the case will be reviewed, and so begins the process of court appearances and recesses, appeals, court decisions, more appeals, "not guilty" pleas, and so on, so add another few years. So finally be gets convicted, and what kind of punishment does he get? Well, it depends on the state, the judge, and what was presented in the entire case. So, let's just say he gets 50 years in prison, no chance for parole. During those 50 years, every year, he gets to appeal the court's decision. Meanwhile, the victims' families are paying taxes that go toward taking care of this criminal, so not only are they punished by the criminal by him taking a loved one from them, they now have to partially take care of him while he's in prison, feeding him, clothing him, giving him a place to sleep, educating him, medicating him, entertaining him, he gets to play sports, watch TV, lift weights, if he's been a good inmate, they may let him go do some work outside of the prison, and he'll be kept warm in winter and cool in summer. That doesn't sound like any sort of real punishment to me. Does it sound like all of that is a sufficient punishment for a cop killer? Oh, and don't forget that he has to serve his sentence at a rate of 1 second per second. And if he's an especially good inmate he may get out of prison in 25 years, instead of 50. Again, what kind of punishment is that? It certainly is not swift and painful, nor does it being terror to criminals.

So let's look at the Biblical criminal justice system. So the man is caught, and very quickly, because the system inherently does not have to work very hard to get through cases. More resources can be brought to bear on each individual case. The next day he goes to trial, no lawyers present, because they aren't needed, nor is a jury needed. The responsibility is on the judge to make the right decision, and he will be held accountable to whatever his decision he makes. The criminal is brought before the judge, and a list of crimes that the man had committed is read, not the least of which is murder, and the evidence is presented to the judge. The judge finds him guilty of murder and whatever other crimes he feels the evidence supports, and sentences the man to death by stoning, execution is set for the next morning, with each of the victims' families there to stone him. He is stoned, and the family has closure, knowing that that man will never again harm anyone else.

So let's compare the two scenarios:
In the first one, the trial takes years, and eventually the man is found guilty of murder, and the sentence is jail time, and the "punishment" will end in 50 years, 25 with good behavior. The family is also punished, with the care of the criminal paid for in part with the victims' tax dollars. The rest of the country, after the first couple of years, has completely forgotten what this case was about, who the victims were, and no one really cares anymore what the criminal did, except for the victims, who have to live with the reality that he is sitting in that jail cell, mocking them and the justice system.

In the second one, within 48 hours, the man is tried, convicted, and executed. The family is not punished, they are given peace of mind. And now every criminal knows that if they commit a capital crime, if caught, they WILL be tried and executed. No criminal, no matter how dumb, will want to risk that.

(apologies for the long post)

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[Crucible]

Did you notice that I said properly implemented death penalty? Implying that it's currently improperly implemented. I also said that it needs to be implemented according to the Bible. The death penalty needs to be swift and painful. The death penalty we have in our current system is slow and relatively painless.

The world is more complicated than simply stoning people to death after a hasty trial, or driving mortal fear into everyone. God's Law only works if the entirety of it is followed, and there is a reason your ideas died off after the Late Ages.

But thanks for showing how absurd you are :wave2:

 

[Angel4Truth]

Update: The critically wounded officer has also died and the suspect has been found and hes also now dead.

UPDATE | 2nd Georgia officer dies day after being shot

Thursday, Nov. 8, 2016


AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the shootings of two police officers in Georgia (all times local):

5:50 p.m.

A second Georgia police officer has died a day after being shot alongside a fellow officer while responding to a domestic dispute report.

Charles Patterson, president of Georgia Southwestern State University, said in a statement Thursday evening that campus police Officer Jody Smith died from his injuries. Smith had been airlifted to a hospital after the shootings Wednesday in Americus, about 130 miles south of Atlanta.

Also killed in the attack was Americus police Officer Nicholas Smarr. Fellow officers said the two men had been close friends since boyhood.

The suspected gunman, Minquell Lembrick, was found dead Thursday morning at a home where he was hiding. A telephone tip led police to the residence. Americus Police Chief Mark Scott said it appeared Lembrick shot himself as the first officers arrived.

1:45 p.m.

Police say a man wanted in the fatal shooting of a Georgia police officer and the wounding of another apparently killed himself as authorities arrived at a home where he was hiding.

Americus Police Chief Mark Scott said at a news conference that 32-year-old Minquell Lembrick was found dead by a SWAT team. Scott said the suspect died from what "appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound." He added the officers heard a gunshot inside the home where Lembrick's body was found before the SWAT team entered.

Lembrick was suspected in the slaying Wednesday of Americus police Officer Nicholas Smarr and the shooting of Georgia Southwestern State University police Officer Jody Smith, who remained in critical condition Thursday.

Scott said police received a tip Thursday morning that led them to Lembrick.

1 p.m.

Two police officers who were shot responding to a 911 call in southwest Georgia had been lifelong friends.

Americus police Officer Nicholas Smarr was killed Wednesday and Georgia Southwestern State University Officer Jody Smith was critically wounded after arriving at an apartment complex where a domestic dispute was reported. The shooting took place not far from the university's campus and prompted officials to lock down the school in Americus, a rural city about 130 miles south of Atlanta.

After SWAT officers stormed a home in Americus on Thursday, police announced that the suspected gunman, 32-year-old Minquell Lembrick, was dead.

Lt. Chuck Hanks of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office has known both officers for years. He says they once worked at the sheriff's department.

Hanks said Thursday that Smarr and Smith had been friends since grade school and were roommates, sharing a home in the county. He said Smith was engaged to be married next year.
12:15 p.m.

Police say a man suspected of shooting two Georgia police officers is dead.

Phyllis Banks, a police spokeswoman in Americus, told The Associated Press on Thursday: "It's confirmed that the suspect is dead." That was after a SWAT team went into a home where authorities had received a tip that 32-year-old Minquell Lembrick was hiding.

Banks declined to give further information, including whether police had shot Lembrick or merely found his body. Police planned a 1 p.m. news conference.

Lembrick was wanted in the slaying Wednesday of Americus police officer Nicholas Smarr, who was shot outside an apartment complex along with Georgia Southwestern State University officer Jody Smith. Smith survived the attack but was critically wounded.

12 p.m.

AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) — The CBS affiliate in Macon, Georgia has said the GBI told them they received a tip that man accused of killing a police officer barricaded himself inside a home.

There are reports of massive police presence in Americus at Allen Street and MLK.

Officers are searching for Minquell Lembrick, 32, He's accused of shooting and killing Americus police officer Nicolas Smarr, 25, and critically injuring Georgia Southwestern State University public safety officer Jody Smith, 26.

A $70,000 reward is being offered for Lembrick's arrest, according to WMAZ.

11 a.m.
The reward for information leading to the arrest of a man suspected of shooting and killing a south Georgia police officer and critically wounding another has been raised to $50,000.

Authorities say Americus police Officer Nicholas Smarr died Wednesday and Georgia Southwestern State University Officer Jodi Smith was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. Both had been officers since 2012.

The suspect, 32-year-old Minguell Kennedy Lembrick, is still at large and considered armed and dangerous. Local, state and federal law enforcement officers are searching for him.

The FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation initially offered a reward of $20,000 for information leading to Lembrick's arrest. The GBI announced Thursday that the U.S. Marshals Service and local law enforcement agencies have kicked in an additional $30,000.

(Copyright 2016. The Associated Press.)


Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016

AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of two police officers in south Georgia (all times local):


6:05 p.m.

Another $10,000 has been added to a reward for information leading to the arrest of man who shot and killed an officer in south Georgia and critically injured another as they responded to a domestic violence call.

The Peach County Sheriff's Office, Byron Police Department and Fort Valley Police Department are contributing the extra money, bringing the total reward to $30,000.

Americus Police Chief Mark Scott said Americus police Officer Nicholas Smarr died Wednesday and Georgia Southwestern State University Officer Jodi Smith was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. Both had been officers since 2012.

Scott says the suspect, 32-year-old Minguell Kennedy Lembrick, was still at large and local, state and federal law enforcement officers were searching for him.


4:30 p.m.

Authorities have identified an officer who was shot and killed in south Georgia and another who was critically injured while responding to a domestic violence call.

Americus Police Chief Mark Scott said Americus police Officer Nicholas Smarr died and Georgia Southwestern State University Officer Jodi Smith was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. Both had been officers since 2012.

Authorities said the officers were shot while responding to a report of a domestic dispute at an apartment complex near the campus about 9:40 a.m. Wednesday.

Scott said the suspect, 32-year-old Minguell Kennedy Lembrick, was still at large and local, state and federal law enforcement officers were searching for him.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vernon Keenan said his agency and the FBI are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to Lembrick's arrest.


3:30 p.m.

AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) — Messages including "not going to jail" have been posted on the Facebook page of a man wanted in the shootings of two Georgia police officers.

Shortly after the shootings Wednesday, a message posted on the page of Minguell Kennedy Lembrick read: "other life gone not going to jail."

One officer died Wednesday and another was critically injured after being shot at an apartment complex in Americus, about 130 miles south of Atlanta. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified Lembrick as the suspect.

Also posted to Lembrick's account was a brief Facebook Live video showing a young man partly concealed by shadows saying, "I'm gonna miss y'all folk, man." The final message on Lembrick's page read: "Love yall."

GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles confirmed to The Associated Press that the Facebook page belongs to Lembrick.


1:40 p.m.

AMERICUS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- One police officer is reportedly dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting near the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University.

According to WFXL-TV, Americus Police Chief Mark Scott said that an officer responded to an apartment complex near the school on a domestic violence call around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

An officer from the school responded to the same scene as a backup. The suspect reportedly shot both officers outside one of the apartments.

The shooter has been identified as 32-year-old Minguell Kennedy Lembrick. Investigators are still looking for him.

Georgia Southwestern State University remains on lockdown at this time. Americus is about 130 miles south of Atlanta.

No new updates regarding the off-campus shooting. Please remain in place.
— Georgia Southwestern (@GaSouthwestern) December 7, 2016



12:28 p.m.

AMERICUS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- Georgia Southwestern State University is reportedly on lockdown after two law enforcement officers were shot.

According to WFXL-TV, Nelly Miles with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the agency is on scene, and the suspect in the shooting has been identified as 32-year-old Minguell Kennedy Lembrick. Lembrick is still at large.

According to the school's Twitter and Facebook account, the shooting took place off-campus near the south side of a local golf course. The school is ordering students, faculty, and staff to shelter in place.

The school reports that no students were harmed in shooting. At this time, it's being reported that one campus public safety officer and one local law enforcement officer were injured.

This is a developing story, stay tuned for updates.

 

[JudgeRightly]

Update: The critically wounded officer has also died and the suspect has been found and hes also now dead.

UPDATE | 2nd Georgia officer dies day after being shot

Criminal: Out of the frying pan and into the fire. He went from thinking that he was escaping punishment for his crimes to damning himself to eternal torment. He now knows that there is no escaping punishment.

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