Americus Police Chief discusses recent shootings

By Jon Gosa

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December 16, 2016

Law enforcement officers keep an eye on the sometimes hostile crowd across from Allen Street, where suspect Minquel Lembrick was holed up on Dec. 8. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)File Photo

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Americus Police Department Chief Mark Scott discussed several issues relating to the recent shooting deaths of law enforcement officers Nicholas Smarr and Jodi Smith during a news conference Friday at the Public Safety Building on South Lee Street in Americus.

A large crowd gathers on Dec. 8 as law enforcement officials surround a house on Allen Street in Americus, where suspect Minquel Lembrick was located. At one point, the crowd rushed across the street, forcing officers to form an armed barrier to force them back. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Deputies from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office order a man back who tried to approach the house where shooting suspect Minguel Lembrick had barricaded himself on Dec. 8. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

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Americus Police Department Chief Mark Scott said the sentencing of two members of the Gangster Disciples street gang for armed drug trafficking is “a great example of what can be accomplished when local, state and federal agencies work together to address crime in our community.”

Law enforcement officers keep an eye on the crowd that gathered on Dec. 8 as police surround the house where Minquel Lembrick was hiding. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Law enforcement personnel had to form a line to hold back a large crowd that at one point attempted to cross the street into the crime scene where shooter Minguel Lembrick was barricaded inside a house on Allen Street in Americus. At times the crowd yelled obscenities at police. (staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

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