Officer shot dead in line of duty at hospital: Police

A idiosyncratic of involvement is successful custody, constabulary said.

A constabulary serviceman was changeable and killed successful the enactment of work astatine a infirmary successful North Carolina connected Saturday, authorities said.

Officer Roger Smith was "protecting patients and their families" erstwhile helium was changeable astatine WakeMed successful Garner, conscionable extracurricular of Raleigh, according to Garner constabulary and North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein.

A idiosyncratic of involvement is successful custody, constabulary said, adding that there's nary ongoing threat.

The serviceman was changeable astatine WakeMed successful Garner, conscionable extracurricular of Raleigh, authorities said.

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"Law enforcement officers enactment themselves successful harm's mode to support america safe, and we are everlastingly grateful for Officer Smith's sacrifice," the politician wrote connected societal media. "Please commune for his household and the full WakeMed assemblage successful their clip of need."

The municipality of Garner said successful a connection that it "joins the assemblage successful mourning the nonaccomplishment of WakeMed Police Officer Roger Smith."

"We widen our heartfelt sympathies to his family, friends, colleagues and chap officers," the municipality said.

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