A sheriff’s deputy in Middle Georgia has died, authorities said, after he was shot during a traffic stop in Cordele early Wednesday, the first member of law enforcement in the state to be killed in the line of duty this year.
“A Crisp County sheriff’s deputy met evil as he patrolled the streets,” Sheriff Billy Hancock said in a statement while surrounded by members of other agencies.
After the shooting, the suspect is accused of taking the deputy’s patrol vehicle, which law enforcement pursued through several Georgia counties, according to the sheriff’s office. The GBI has been called to investigate the incident.
