Man charged with murder in killing of officer on 1st shift

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Georgia Department of Public Safety

In this photograph released by Georgia Department of Public Safety, Damien Ferguson is photographed aft helium was apprehended Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, successful Alamo, Ga. Ferguson is accused of gunning down a Georgia constabulary serviceman during his archetypal displacement with the section Saturday, Oct. 9. Authorities said the ambush was successful retaliation for the officer's apprehension of an subordinate of Ferguson's hours earlier. (Georgia Department of Public Safety via AP)

ALAMO, Ga. – A antheral accused of gunning down a Georgia constabulary serviceman during his archetypal shift with the section ambushed him successful retaliation for the officer's apprehension of an subordinate hours earlier, authorities said.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said 43-year-old Damien Anthony Ferguson has been charged with execution successful the shooting decease of Officer Dylan Harrison extracurricular the Alamo Police Department aboriginal Saturday.

On Friday afternoon, Harrison approached a operator successful the parking batch of the Circle K convenience store crossed from the constabulary section aft helium observed a postulation violation, authorities said. The operator refused to place himself and the enactment escalated erstwhile the antheral pushed Harrison. Harrison utilized his Taser, arrested the antheral and took him to jail, authorities said.

“It is believed that the ambush-style onslaught connected Officer Harrison was retaliation for the incidental and apprehension of the man,” the bureau said successful a connection connected Sunday evening. They did not place the man.

Speaking astatine a property league Sunday, Alamo Police Chief Karen Zanders said, “I person ne'er experienced a grief that I person felt since Officer Dylan Harrison’s beingness was taken successful our small, quiescent town.”

“His beingness was taken from him for simply doing his job,” she added.

Ferguson was taken into custody connected Sunday day astatine his location successful Alamo, located successful Wheeler County astir 90 miles (145 kilometers) southeast of Macon. A authorities SWAT squad and a part of the U.S. Marshals Service arrested him without incidental pursuing a ample manhunt.

He is besides charged with aggravated stalking related to a erstwhile home incidental and is being held successful the Laurens County jail, authorities said.

It was not instantly known Sunday if helium has an lawyer to talk connected his behalf.

Harrison is survived by his woman and their 6-month-old son.

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