House surrounded in Americus, SWAT on the scene
Authorities have surrounded a house in Americus where they are looking for a man accused of killing one police officer and wounding another.
Nearby businesses around Allen Street are on lockdown, and a SWAT team on the scene, according to WGXA reporter Eric Mock.
Nearby businesses on lockdown, SWAT team still waiting on right side on Allen St. in Americus @WGXAnews pic.twitter.com/j9OC6RLOo8
— Eric Mock (@EricWGXA) December 8, 2016
Authorities are looking for Minguell Kennedy Lembrick, 32, who is suspected in the Wednesday killing of Americus police officer Nicholas Smarr and the wounding of Georgia Southwestern campus police officer Jody Smith.
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Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled the first name of Minguell Lembrick.
This story was originally published December 8, 2016 at 11:44 AM with the headline "House surrounded in Americus, SWAT on the scene."