Second officer in Americus shooting has died

UPDATE [5:41 p.m.]: Jody Smith, the Georgia Southwestern State University police officer who was wounded in a shooting in Americus, died Thursday.

1:51 p.m.: The president of the local NAACP chapter said police acted properly.

1:41 p.m.: At least one of the officers had on a body camera that investigators will review.

1:39 p.m.: It is not clear if Georgia Southwestern State University police officer Jody Smith is aware of the death of his friend, Americus police Officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr, authorities said. Smith and Smarr were model officers, Americus police Chief Mark Scott said.

1:34 p.m.: The tipster knew Minquell Lembrick, police said. That person is eligible for a $70,000 reward established for information leading to Lembrick's capture.

1:32 p.m.: Georgia Southwestern State University police officer Jody Smith is still in critical condition.

1:31 p.m.: Minquell Lembrick had a criminal history that was 32 pages in length, GBI director Vernon Keenan said. He's a career criminal, Keenan said. "It is over with," he said. Keenan said the community can now go forward with healing. "The perpetrator is not here," he said.

1:30 p.m.: Minquell Lembrick was dead inside the house of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Americus police Chief Mark Scott said.

1:29 p.m.: A citizen notified authorities Minquell Lembrick was in a house in the 300 block of Allen Street, Americus police Chief Mark Scott said.

1:28 p.m.: Americus police Chief Mark Scott begins the press conference.

1:11 p.m.: WATCH: Americus police Chief Mark Scott talk about the death of an accused cop killer.

12:55 p.m.: Sumter County Coroner Greg Hancock confirmed Minquell Lembrick was dead inside a house that was the scene of a SWAT standoff Thursday morning, the Macon Telegraph reported. A law enforcement source told The Telegraph the suspect died of a self-inflicted wound to the head.

12:17 p.m.: "It has been confirmed that Minquell Lembrick is deceased," GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles said in a statement. "There will be a press conference at 1 p.m."

12:01 p.m.: Americus police Chief Mark Scott would not say if Minquell Kennedy Lembrick took his own life.

11:57 a.m.: Minquell Kennedy Lembrick is dead, Americus police Chief Mark Scott said.

11:55 a.m.: Americus police Chief Mark Scott will have a briefing at 1 p.m. at the command post, according to Channel 2 Action News. "We believe the situation is over," Channel 2 Action News reporter Richard Elliot said in a Twitter post. Elliot is on the scene.

11:50 a.m.: Officers are keeping the crowd across the road. "We think the screams we heard may be Lembrick's friends/family," Channel 2 Action News reporter Richard Elliot said in a Twitter post. Elliot is on the scene.

11:45 a.m.: Officers are running to another location.

11:44 a.m.: A 1 p.m. news conference has been scheduled with the Americus police chief.

11:30 a.m.: Officials are putting up crime scene tape.

11:29 a.m.: There's a lot of movement on Allen Street. Law enforcement officials are walking away from the scene. They are removing their weapons.

11:18 a.m.: An ambulance is moving to the scene. It's unclear why the ambulance is moving in on the scene.

11:11 a.m.: The GBI told Channel 2 Action News that they got a call this morning from a citizen and they now believe Minquell Lembrick is barricaded in a home on Allen Street in Americus.

11:03 a.m.: It appears SWAT team members are leading some civilians out of a house, according to Channel 2 Action News.

11:02 a.m.: Americus Police just escorted this woman and others out of some homes, according to Channel 2 Action News.

11:00 a.m.: Another SWAT team just roared down the street with heavily armed officers riding the running boards, according to Channel 2 Action News.

10:51 a.m.: As a precaution, law enforcement has three ambulances standing by the search scene, according to Channel 2 Action News.

10:50 a.m.: Minquell Kennedy Lembrick had been active on Facebook, according to Channel 2 Action News. The page is no longer active.

10:40 a.m.: In addition to the ATF, GBI and FBI agents are assisting Americus police in the search for Minquell Kennedy Lembrick, according to Channel 2 Action News.

10:36 a.m.: Watch the manhunt live on the website and Facebook page of Channel 2 Action News.

10:33 a.m.: Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is addressing the deadly Americus police shooting in a series of tweets.

10:32 a.m.: ATF agents and other authorities are on the scene. Officials are wearing protective gear.

10:27 a.m.: This was the SWAT team driving through Americus to a location where they believed Minquell Lembrick might be holed up, according to Channel 2 Action News.

10:11 a.m.: Americus police have blocked off a street where they believe an accused cop killer may be located, according to Channel 2 Action News.

10 a.m.: Channel 2 Action News just followed the SWAT team to an Americus location where they think accused cop killer Minquell Lembrick may be located.

9:10 a.m.: An Americus coffee shop is offering free coffee for law enforcement officials, according to Channel 2 Action News.

UPDATE [9:09 a.m.]: Americus flags are at half-staff as the community mourns the death of police Officer Nicholas Smarr, according to Channel 2 Action News.

ORIGINAL STORY: Officials on Thursday increased a reward to $70,000 for information leading to the arrest of a man accused of killing one officer and critically injuring another.

Since the deadly shooting Wednesday in Americus, officials have urged Minquell Kennedy Lembrick, 32, to surrender.

“Enough violence has occurred today,” GBI director Vernon Keenan said hours after the shooting. “We want you to call 911 and turn yourself in.”

Lembrick has been on the run since about 10 a.m. Wednesday when Americus officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr, 25, responded to a domestic call at the Country Club Estates apartments on South Lee Street.

Georgia Southwestern State University police officer Jody Smith was called to assist Smarr.

The three exchanged gunfire, but it is not known if Lembrick was struck, Americus police Chief Mark Scott said.

The two officers were shot and sustained head wounds during the gunfire, Channel 2 Action News reported. Smarr died shortly after. His body will be taken to Macon for an autopsy, GBI officials said.

Smith was flown to a Macon hospital and was last reported in critical condition. His status was unknown early Thursday.

“It’s a tragedy beyond words,” Scott said.

Lembrick has arrests and charges dating as far back as 2003.

Lembrick was charged with false imprisonment, simple battery and criminal trespassing in Sumter County, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections website.

At the time of the shooting, Lembrick was wanted on kidnapping and other charges. Officials were not aware of the warrant until after the shooting, Scott said.

“We’d like to express our deepest sympathies to the families and the friends” of the officers, Scott said.

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Keenan said about 30 agents and 20 agencies are participating in the manhunt.

Those agencies include the FBI, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Peach County Sheriff’s Office, Byron Georgia Police Department and Fort Valley Department of Public Safety.

“We want him arrested so he can face the courts,” Keenan said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Americus Police Department at 229-924-3677, 229-815-0070 or 229-815-0896.