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Jody Carl Smith, a 25-year-old male Public Safety Officer with Georgia Southwestern State University, died on December 8, 2016, from a gunshot wound sustained in the line of duty a day earlier. The incident that led to his death began when he responded to a domestic violence call at an apartment complex near the university campus in Americus, Georgia, to back up his best friend, Americus Police Officer Nicholas Smarr.

Upon their arrival, the officers were informed that the suspect, 32-yea ...
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