Eastman Patrol Officer Tim Smith fatally shot, suspect remains on the loose
EASTMAN, Ga. - Authorities say a suspect is still at large after a police officer was shot and killed while on duty.
Officer Tim Smith was fatally shot in a residential area about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 2016. in Eastman, GA, according to Special Agent Scott Whitley of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Whitley says 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 says Smith was in his early 30s but no further information about him was immediately available. He says an unidentified suspect is being sought and an investigation is ongoing.
Smith was not wearing a body camera.
Officer Tim Smith was fatally shot in a residential area about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 2016. in Eastman, GA, according to Special Agent Scott Whitley of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Whitley says 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 says Smith was in his early 30s but no further information about him was immediately available. He says an unidentified suspect is being sought and an investigation is ongoing.
Smith was not wearing a body camera.
Eastman Patrol Officer Tim Smith was fatally shot about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 2016, in a residential area of the city.
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