Police officer killed near Albany

Associated Press

Albany, Ga. (AP) — Dougherty County's police chief says an officer is dead and a 20-year-old man is in jail following a shooting at a mobile home park.

Police Chief Don Cheek says Lt. Cliff Rouse was investigating an armed robbery at a convenience store Thursday night when the shooting occurred.

Cheek says the 39-year-old Rouse had gone to a mobile home park in search of a suspect when he was shot in the abdomen and in a leg.

Cheek says Dontavious Raynard Thomas is being held in the Dougherty County Jail charged with felony murder, armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

The 39-year-old Rouse is survived by his wife and two children.

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Information from: The Albany Herald, http://albanyherald.net