UPDATE
Oct. 11, 2021
A suspect has been taken into custody for the murder of Officer Dylan Harrison. Investigators described it as an “ambush-style attack” in retaliation for the arrest of a “known associate.” Read more.
Oct. 9, 2021
ALAMO, Ga. — A Georgia police officer was shot and killed in an overnight shooting in Wheeler County. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is handling the Friday night homicide investigation, the agency announced.
Details surrounding what happened are very limited, GBI mentioned in a tweet.
Alamo is the county seat of Wheeler County in southeast Georgia. The town is north of Hazelhurst and east of Vidalia, WSB-TV reported.
Telfair County Sheriff Sim Davidson honored Officer Dylan Harrison. He said Harrison did not survive an officer-involved shooting Friday night.
Gov. Brian Kemp also acknowledged the officer’s death.
There were no further details immediately available at the time of publication.
