ALAMO, Ga. (AP) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the killing of a Georgia police officer who was shot in the line of duty early Saturday.
Few details have been released, but the GBI said the victim is an officer from the Alamo Police Department. GBI spokeswoman Natalie Ammons confirmed the officer was working when he was shot, but it wasn’t immediately clear if authorities made any arrests.
The shooting happened in Wheeler County, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) southeast of Macon and about 124 miles (199 kilometers) west of Savannah.
Several law enforcement agencies identified the officer killed as Dylan Harrison, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Tributes poured in as news of Harrison’s death spread.