Georgia Police Officer Killed by Gunfire

[KevDen2005]

Police Officer Tim Smith was shot and killed while responding to reports of a subject carrying a firearm at the intersection of Smith Street and Main Street at approximately 9:30 pm.

Officer Smith made contact with the subject along the railroad tracks adjacent to the intersection. The man opened fire on Officer Smith, wounding him. Officer Smith was able to return him fire and informed dispatchers he had been shot.

The subject fled the scene and remains at large.

Officer Smith is survived by his wife and two children.

Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Chief of Police Becky Sheffield
Eastman Police Department
PO Drawer 40
Second Avenue
Eastman, GA 31023

Phone: (478) 374-7788

[TheGrey]

RIP, Officer Smith. May your colleagues catch this bastard before he harms anyone else.