Suspect identified in Americus police shooting
Albany Police have identified the Americus shooting suspect as Minguell Kennedy Lembrick, according to the Albany Police Department Facebook page.
According to the post, Lembrick is 6’1” and 170 pounds.
A Wednesday morning shooting near Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus has left two police officers shot, according to an university alert.
“The shooting took place near the south side of the Griffin Bell Golf Course,” according to the alert. A university public safety officer and one local officer were involved.
Multiple media outlets are reporting that there is a massive manhunt for the suspect. Georgia Southwestern University is on lock down, according to the alert, which was issued at 10:12 a.m. Shortly after 11:30 a.m. the university Tweeted that the lock down was still in effect.
Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, have responded. A GBI spokesperson in Americus said there was no additional information available.
Staff writer Chuck Williams contributed to this report.
Lauren Gorla: 706-571-8647, @gorla94
This story was originally published December 7, 2016 at 12:41 PM with the headline "Suspect identified in Americus police shooting."