Photos: Funeral for slain Officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr

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Photos: Funeral for slain Officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr

Officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute in Americus, Ga.

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: The North Carolina Troopers Association/N.C. Highway Patrol Caison Unit transfers Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr from his funeral service to Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Corporal Phillip Hudson, Columbus State University Police Department, part of the honor guard, wears black over his badge in honor of Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr during the arrival to his funeral service at the Georgia Southwestern State University Storm Dome on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Americus police officers stand in formation and salute while fellow Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr arrives by honor guard to his funeral service at the Georgia Southwestern State University Storm Dome on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr arrives by honor guard to his funeral service at the Georgia Southwestern State University Storm Dome on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr arrives by honor guard to his funeral service at the Georgia Southwestern State University Storm Dome on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr arrives by honor guard to his funeral service at the Georgia Southwestern State University Storm Dome on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr arrives by honor guard to his funeral service at the Georgia Southwestern State University Storm Dome on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Americus police officers salute their fellow Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr with bagpipes leading his honor guard to his funeral service at the Georgia Southwestern State University Storm Dome on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: A solitary honor guard bagpiper breaks the silence playing for Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr during his arrival by honor guard to his funeral service that will be held later in the day at the Georgia Southwestern State University Storm Dome on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr arrives by honor guard to his funeral service at the Georgia Southwestern State University Storm Dome on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Members of the honor guard salute Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr during his arrival for funeral services at the Georgia Southwestern State University Storm Dome on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr is escorted by a honor guard to his funeral services at the Georgia Southwestern State University Storm Dome on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police office Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: The flag drapped coffin of Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr sits in place after arriving by honor guard to his funeral service at the Georgia Southwestern State University Storm Dome on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: A memorial for Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr, his patrol car covered in black, sits outside the Russell Thomas, Jr., Public Safety Building on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: A memorial for Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr, his patrol car covered in black, and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith, sits outside the Russell Thomas, Jr., Public Safety Building on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and officer Smith, seen in the photo placed at the memorial, were killed responding to a domestic dispute. The two officers were longtime friends. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: A memorial for Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr, his patrol car covered in black, sits outside the Russell Thomas, Jr., Public Safety Building on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith, seen in the photo placed at the memorial, were killed responding to a domestic dispute. The two officers were longtime friends. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: A memorial for Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr, his patrol car covered in black, sits outside the Russell Thomas, Jr., Public Safety Building on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Officers stand ready for a 21 gun salute during the funeral of Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr at Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Local citizens hold an American flag looking on as the North Carolina Troopers Association/N.C. Highway Patrol Caison Unit transfers Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr from his funeral service to Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Local citizen Darlene Storey puts her hand over her heart as the North Carolina Troopers Association/N.C. Highway Patrol Caison Unit pass by transfering Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr from his funeral service to Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. StoreyÃ¢â¬â¢s button is a memorial to Smarr and Smith Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Local citizens Darlene Storey (left) and Courtney Brown show support from the edge of the street as the North Carolina Troopers Association/N.C. Highway Patrol Caison Unit transfers Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr from his funeral service to Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: The North Carolina Troopers Association/N.C. Highway Patrol Caison Unit transfers Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr from his funeral service to Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Local citizens look on, some saluting, as the North Carolina Troopers Association/N.C. Highway Patrol Caison Unit transfers Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr from his funeral service to Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Thomas Terrel Tuetienwhistle, with the Patriot Guard Riders, is one of thousands showing support for Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr during his funeral service and transfer to Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Youngsters with American flags join thousands lining the street as the North Carolina Troopers Association/N.C. Highway Patrol Caison Unit pass by transfering Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr from his funeral service to Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: The North Carolina Troopers Association/N.C. Highway Patrol Caison Unit transfers Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr from his funeral service to Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

*** POSSIBLE VISUAL LEDE **** December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: The North Carolina Troopers Association/N.C. Highway Patrol Caison Unit pass by a giant American flag as they transfer Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr from his funeral service to Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: A squad of police officers salute as the North Carolina Troopers Association/N.C. Highway Patrol Caison Unit transfers Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr from his funeral service to Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: Citizens line Tripp Street to show their support as Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr is transfered from his funeral service to Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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December 11, 2016, AMERICAS: The North Carolina Troopers Association/N.C. Highway Patrol Caison Unit transfers Americus police officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr from his funeral service to Oak Grove Cemetery on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Americas. Officer Smarr and Georgia Southwestern State University campus police officer Jody Smith were killed responding to a domestic dispute. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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