12-09-2016, 12:05 AM
Georgia
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^ Lifelong best friends and roommates Jodi Smith and Nicholas Smarr graduated from the Police Academy together in 2012. They were both reportedly engaged to be married.
Yesterday, Smarr, an Americus Police Officer, responded to a domestic dispute call and radioed for back-up. Smith was working nearby; he was a Georgia Southwestern State University Officer. He arrived at the scene before the Americus back-up officer and the two approached the home.
Smarr and Smith were both fatally shot at the scene. Smarr died yesterday and Smith died today. RIP.
Americus Police Chief Mark Scott said that typically, two Americus police officers respond to domestic violence call. “He (Smith) took it upon himself to respond and back up his friend,” Scott said. “They are model officers. They’re heroes, in my opinion.”
^ Lifelong best friends and roommates Jodi Smith and Nicholas Smarr graduated from the Police Academy together in 2012. They were both reportedly engaged to be married.
Yesterday, Smarr, an Americus Police Officer, responded to a domestic dispute call and radioed for back-up. Smith was working nearby; he was a Georgia Southwestern State University Officer. He arrived at the scene before the Americus back-up officer and the two approached the home.
Smarr and Smith were both fatally shot at the scene. Smarr died yesterday and Smith died today. RIP.
Americus Police Chief Mark Scott said that typically, two Americus police officers respond to domestic violence call. “He (Smith) took it upon himself to respond and back up his friend,” Scott said. “They are model officers. They’re heroes, in my opinion.”