Following the news Friday afternoon that Locust Grove police Officer Chase Maddox was killed in the line of duty, numerous Georgia police departments and sheriff’s offices reached out to offer condolences on social media.

Henry County sheriff’s deputies Michael D. Corley and Ralph Sidwell “Sid” Callaway were also shot while serving an arrest warrant Friday at a home in Henry County.

For more in-depth coverage of the shooting, please visit MyAJC.com.

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