03-22-2011, 05:20 PM
Officer killed in Athens, Ga., shooting
3:23 PM EST March 22, 2011
Police in a Georgia college town said one officer was shot and killed and another hurt while trying to stop a carjacking suspect on Tuesday.
Athens-Clarke police Capt. Clarence Holeman told The Associated Press the second officer was badly wounded and being treated at a hospital.
Police were searching house-by-house for a suspect, whom they described as a 33-year-old man. WXIA said police were looking for a man identified as Jamie Hood.
The Athens Banner-Herald reported that Athens-Clarke police swarmed an area off a highway in a massive search for the suspect after the gunfire was reported around 1:30 p.m.
Athens, about 60 miles east of Atlanta, is home to the University of Georgia.
A number of schools in the area were locked down.
3:23 PM EST March 22, 2011
Police in a Georgia college town said one officer was shot and killed and another hurt while trying to stop a carjacking suspect on Tuesday.
Athens-Clarke police Capt. Clarence Holeman told The Associated Press the second officer was badly wounded and being treated at a hospital.
Police were searching house-by-house for a suspect, whom they described as a 33-year-old man. WXIA said police were looking for a man identified as Jamie Hood.
The Athens Banner-Herald reported that Athens-Clarke police swarmed an area off a highway in a massive search for the suspect after the gunfire was reported around 1:30 p.m.
Athens, about 60 miles east of Atlanta, is home to the University of Georgia.
A number of schools in the area were locked down.