Ryan Smarr, 25, of the Americus Police Department was the first officer killed in the shootout. Smarr and Smith were responding to a domestic disturbance call at an apartment complex when they exchanged gunfire with a suspect who had warrants out for his arrest for kidnapping and other charges. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the suspect, Minquell Kennedy Lembrick, was found dead also on Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot.
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