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Royheem Deeds is at custody, sheriff's workplace says
He will be suspected within the shooting death of Eastman, Georgia, officer
(CNN)The man suspected within the shooting death of a central Georgia officer may be arrested, according for the Telfair County Sheriff's Office.
Royheem Deeds, 24, have been considered armed along with dangerous, authorities said.
About 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Officer Tim Smith responded to some Dodge County 911 contact reporting the suspicious individual with an intersection throughout Eastman, the town of 5,000 regarding an hour's drive southeast involving Macon.
"Officer Smith arrived within the location and also encountered an individual. Officer Smith exited his patrol auto to investigate and ended up being shot from the individual. Officer Smith returned gunfire and the individual fled your scene," the Georgia Bureau associated with Investigation statement said.
Smith have been with the Eastman police with regard to greater than five years, your GBI said.
Royheem Deeds continues to end up being able to be arrested in Officer Tim Smith's death.
Royheem Deeds has been arrested within Officer Tim Smith's death.
He leaves behind a pair of sons, a daughter plus a stepson, his fiancée Chelsea Clark told CNN. Smith could have turned 31 about Monday, she said.
They have been any couple for just two years.
"We had been engaged. We were attempting to jump on our feet prior to married," she said, explaining that Smith usually hugged the woman's and his awesome youngsters and also told them he loved these people each along with every day just before work.
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Police departments via round the nation took to social media to share his or her condolences along with Eastman police and Smith's family.
Previous
Port Authority PD
@PGHTransitPD
Police Officer Tim Smith
via Your Officer Down Memorial page (ODMP)
Always remember: Officer Tim Smith, Eastman Police Department, Georgia t.co/U3p1BNAgGA t.co/rzVO7os72D
14 Aug
Jones County Sheriff
@jonessheriff
Our thoughts and also prayers are usually using the Eastman Police Department as well as the loved ones of Officer Tim Smith which was... t.co/bfQ8p1Pn9M
14 Aug
Warner Robins Police
@WarnerRobinsPD
Our thoughts along with prayers are generally together with Ofc Tim Smith's loved ones and furthermore the entire Eastman PD in the particular course of this challenging time t.co/bk1BqG0RjQ
14 Aug
Norton Chief
@NortonKSPolice
Officer.com in Twitter
via Twitter
Police Officer killed upon suspicious person contact inside Eastman GA, pop. 5500. Each contact is the unknown. RIP Tim Smith t.co/DZWzuxzxa5
14 Aug
Albuquerque Police
@ABQPOLICE
Ga. officer shot for you to death
via PoliceOne
We are usually saddened to hear Eastman,GA Officer Tim Smith has been shot to death although protecting his community final night. t.co/VE7wyeBAYc
14 Aug
Woodstock Police, GA
@WoodstockPD
Our thoughts & prayers tend to be using the city of Eastman PD, their officers & their particular families. t.co/5Fecsqjl13
14 Aug
Brotherhood
@BFTFChicago
Chicago Day-to-day Information about Twitter
via Twitter
Prayers venturing out for the Smith family as well as the Eastman Police department. Our deepest condolences ðð»ððð» t.co/w3FUqemunU
14 Aug
Tybee Island Police
@Tybee_PD
Another officer down last night, this one too near to home. Our thoughts and also prayers venture out towards the Eastman,... t.co/5qxYmQmzCu
14 Aug
NYPD Unique Ops
@NYPDSpecialops
#RIP Thoughts & prayers to the buddies & family regarding Eastman Cop Tim Smith- Shot & killed LOD EOW 8/13/16 t.co/eO8tnsGk0q
14 Aug
El Cajon Police
@elcajonpolice
Police Officer Tim Smith
via Your Officer Down Memorial Web Page (ODMP)
Our thoughts and also prayers go out to the Smith family members and additionally the #Eastman Police Department. t.co/xBkXacVbcG
14 Aug
BPPA
@BPPA1
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via Cbsnews
Our thoughts and prayers are along with police Officer Tim Smith, his Family Members & coworkers Eastman t.co/ZktIVTmgt5 t.co/Moe4I3QCTj
14 Aug
Port Authority PD
@PGHTransitPD
Police Officer Tim Smith
via The Particular Officer Down Memorial page (ODMP)
Always remember: police Officer Tim Smith, Eastman Police Department, Georgia t.co/U3p1BNAgGA t.co/rzVO7os72D
14 Aug
Jones County Sheriff
@jonessheriff
Our thoughts along with prayers are usually using the Eastman Police Department as well as the family regarding Officer Tim Smith which was... t.co/bfQ8p1Pn9M
14 Aug
Warner Robins Police
@WarnerRobinsPD
Our thoughts and also prayers are usually with Ofc Tim Smith's family members as well as the entire Eastman PD during this challenging time t.co/bk1BqG0RjQ
14 Aug
Norton Chief
@NortonKSPolice
Officer.com upon Twitter
via Twitter
Police Officer killed on suspicious individual contact in Eastman GA, pop. 5500. Each As Well As Every contact will always be the unknown. RIP Tim Smith t.co/DZWzuxzxa5
14 Aug
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Officers attacked throughout New York, suburban Atlanta
Another Georgia officer has been shot Sunday morning throughout Marietta, northwest regarding Atlanta. Officer Scott Davis, any 10-year veteran, has been answering the statement of a auto break-in when among 2 suspects opened fire, striking Davis within the leg, police said.
Officers returned fire and also wounded among the suspects. both your wounded officer and suspect are expected in order to survive, Marietta police said. Davis underwent surgery along with was recovering.
Both juvenile suspects will always be in custody.
It's been a violent weekend regarding police inside the United States. Inside any separate incident, a man stabbed the police officer Saturday throughout Lengthy Island, New York, authorities said.
When police responded into a 911 call, they were satisfied with a man armed with knives, the particular Suffolk County Police Department said. the man stabbed the officer in the face prior to yet another officer shot the suspect inside the abdomen, police said.
The suspect had been hospitalized within critical condition. The Particular stabbed officer has been transported into a hospital, where he had facial surgery and can be also expected in order to survive, police said.
CNN's Faith Karimi, Holly Yan as well as Amanda Watts contributed for you to this report.
Royheem Deeds is at custody, sheriff's workplace says
He will be suspected within the shooting death of Eastman, Georgia, officer
(CNN)The man suspected within the shooting death of a central Georgia officer may be arrested, according for the Telfair County Sheriff's Office.
Royheem Deeds, 24, have been considered armed along with dangerous, authorities said.
About 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Officer Tim Smith responded to some Dodge County 911 contact reporting the suspicious individual with an intersection throughout Eastman, the town of 5,000 regarding an hour's drive southeast involving Macon.
"Officer Smith arrived within the location and also encountered an individual. Officer Smith exited his patrol auto to investigate and ended up being shot from the individual. Officer Smith returned gunfire and the individual fled your scene," the Georgia Bureau associated with Investigation statement said.
Smith have been with the Eastman police with regard to greater than five years, your GBI said.
Royheem Deeds continues to end up being able to be arrested in Officer Tim Smith's death.
Royheem Deeds has been arrested within Officer Tim Smith's death.
He leaves behind a pair of sons, a daughter plus a stepson, his fiancée Chelsea Clark told CNN. Smith could have turned 31 about Monday, she said.
They have been any couple for just two years.
"We had been engaged. We were attempting to jump on our feet prior to married," she said, explaining that Smith usually hugged the woman's and his awesome youngsters and also told them he loved these people each along with every day just before work.
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Police departments via round the nation took to social media to share his or her condolences along with Eastman police and Smith's family.
Previous
Port Authority PD
@PGHTransitPD
Police Officer Tim Smith
via Your Officer Down Memorial page (ODMP)
Always remember: Officer Tim Smith, Eastman Police Department, Georgia t.co/U3p1BNAgGA t.co/rzVO7os72D
14 Aug
Jones County Sheriff
@jonessheriff
Our thoughts and also prayers are usually using the Eastman Police Department as well as the loved ones of Officer Tim Smith which was... t.co/bfQ8p1Pn9M
14 Aug
Warner Robins Police
@WarnerRobinsPD
Our thoughts along with prayers are generally together with Ofc Tim Smith's loved ones and furthermore the entire Eastman PD in the particular course of this challenging time t.co/bk1BqG0RjQ
14 Aug
Norton Chief
@NortonKSPolice
Officer.com in Twitter
via Twitter
Police Officer killed upon suspicious person contact inside Eastman GA, pop. 5500. Each contact is the unknown. RIP Tim Smith t.co/DZWzuxzxa5
14 Aug
Albuquerque Police
@ABQPOLICE
Ga. officer shot for you to death
via PoliceOne
We are usually saddened to hear Eastman,GA Officer Tim Smith has been shot to death although protecting his community final night. t.co/VE7wyeBAYc
14 Aug
Woodstock Police, GA
@WoodstockPD
Our thoughts & prayers tend to be using the city of Eastman PD, their officers & their particular families. t.co/5Fecsqjl13
14 Aug
Brotherhood
@BFTFChicago
Chicago Day-to-day Information about Twitter
via Twitter
Prayers venturing out for the Smith family as well as the Eastman Police department. Our deepest condolences ðð»ððð» t.co/w3FUqemunU
14 Aug
Tybee Island Police
@Tybee_PD
Another officer down last night, this one too near to home. Our thoughts and also prayers venture out towards the Eastman,... t.co/5qxYmQmzCu
14 Aug
NYPD Unique Ops
@NYPDSpecialops
#RIP Thoughts & prayers to the buddies & family regarding Eastman Cop Tim Smith- Shot & killed LOD EOW 8/13/16 t.co/eO8tnsGk0q
14 Aug
El Cajon Police
@elcajonpolice
Police Officer Tim Smith
via Your Officer Down Memorial Web Page (ODMP)
Our thoughts and also prayers go out to the Smith family members and additionally the #Eastman Police Department. t.co/xBkXacVbcG
14 Aug
BPPA
@BPPA1
Cop fatally shot Police officer shot dead, Police officer killed, Police fatal shooting, Man grabs gun police officer inside Georgia; suspect about the loose
via Cbsnews
Our thoughts and prayers are along with police Officer Tim Smith, his Family Members & coworkers Eastman t.co/ZktIVTmgt5 t.co/Moe4I3QCTj
14 Aug
Port Authority PD
@PGHTransitPD
Police Officer Tim Smith
via The Particular Officer Down Memorial page (ODMP)
Always remember: police Officer Tim Smith, Eastman Police Department, Georgia t.co/U3p1BNAgGA t.co/rzVO7os72D
14 Aug
Jones County Sheriff
@jonessheriff
Our thoughts along with prayers are usually using the Eastman Police Department as well as the family regarding Officer Tim Smith which was... t.co/bfQ8p1Pn9M
14 Aug
Warner Robins Police
@WarnerRobinsPD
Our thoughts and also prayers are usually with Ofc Tim Smith's family members as well as the entire Eastman PD during this challenging time t.co/bk1BqG0RjQ
14 Aug
Norton Chief
@NortonKSPolice
Officer.com upon Twitter
via Twitter
Police Officer killed on suspicious individual contact in Eastman GA, pop. 5500. Each As Well As Every contact will always be the unknown. RIP Tim Smith t.co/DZWzuxzxa5
14 Aug
Next
1/11
Officers attacked throughout New York, suburban Atlanta
Another Georgia officer has been shot Sunday morning throughout Marietta, northwest regarding Atlanta. Officer Scott Davis, any 10-year veteran, has been answering the statement of a auto break-in when among 2 suspects opened fire, striking Davis within the leg, police said.
Officers returned fire and also wounded among the suspects. both your wounded officer and suspect are expected in order to survive, Marietta police said. Davis underwent surgery along with was recovering.
Both juvenile suspects will always be in custody.
It's been a violent weekend regarding police inside the United States. Inside any separate incident, a man stabbed the police officer Saturday throughout Lengthy Island, New York, authorities said.
When police responded into a 911 call, they were satisfied with a man armed with knives, the particular Suffolk County Police Department said. the man stabbed the officer in the face prior to yet another officer shot the suspect inside the abdomen, police said.
The suspect had been hospitalized within critical condition. The Particular stabbed officer has been transported into a hospital, where he had facial surgery and can be also expected in order to survive, police said.
CNN's Faith Karimi, Holly Yan as well as Amanda Watts contributed for you to this report.