WakeMed Officer Killed in Shooting at Garner Hospital Emergency Department
Garner, N.C. – A WakeMed Campus Police officerโ was fatally shot Saturday morning during an โขaltercation in theโค emergency departmentโฃ lobby of โคWakeMed Garner Healthplex. The officer has been identified asโข Roger Smith.
The shooting occurred around โ9:00 a.m., accordingโ to a statement released by WakeMed. Authorities โhaveโ taken a “person ofโฃ interest” into โcustody in connection with the โincident,โ the garner Police Department โขconfirmed.
The emergency department lobby has been โคtemporarily closed as law enforcement โofficials, alongside state investigators, work to fully understand the circumstances surrounding the shooting.โฃ Details โregarding theโค events leading up to the shooting remain limited at thisโ time.
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein expressed his condolences and gratitude for Officer Smith’s service,โ statingโค via X (formerly Twitter), “Law โฃenforcement officers put themselves in harm’s way toโฃ keep us safe, and we are forever grateful for โคOfficer Smith’s sacrifice.”
WakeMed police officers are fully sworn law enforcement personnel, receiving the same comprehensive training mandatedโ by state law. โThe department is responsible for providing security across six facilities within the WakeMed health system, including the Garner hospital.
Garner, North Carolina, a โคcity of approximately 31,000 residents locatedโ southโ of Raleigh, is โขwhere โthe incident took place.
This is a developingโฃ storyโค and will beโค updated as more details โขbecomes available.
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