[AJC] One officer was killed and another was maimed in a shooting in Americus on Wednesday morning, Channel 2 Action News reported.The suspect was identified as Minguell Kennedy Lembrick, according to the Albany police's Facebook page.
As a precaution, the Georgia Southwestern State University campus was placed on lockdown, officials said. The shooting happened at the Country Club Estates apartments about 10:15 a.m.
The shooter is on the loose and a manhunt is underway, GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles said. The agency is investigating.
One officer was from Americus police, and one was from Georgia Southwestern police, the Albany Herald reported. It is not known which officer was killed. Both suffered head wounds, Channel 2 reported.