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A police officer was fatally shot in the lobby of a North Carolina hospital emergency department during a struggle. A “person of interest” is in custody, according to the Garner police department. The emergency department lobby is closed while local and state investigators examine the scene. Details surrounding the shooting remain limited. Governor Josh Stein expressed gratitude for the officer’s sacrifice, acknowledging the dangers law enforcement faces.
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A police officer was shot and killed during a struggle in the emergency department lobby at a North Carolina hospital Saturday.
A “person of interest” in the shooting was in custody, a Garner police department statement said.
The emergency department lobby was closed, and hospital officials were working with local police and state investigators. Further details about what happened weren’t immediately released.
“Law enforcement officers put themselves in harm’s way to keep us safe, and we are forever grateful for officer Smith’s sacrifice,” North Carolina governor Josh Stein said in a statement on X.
The officers are sworn law enforcement who receive all the police training required under state law.
