Officer Michael Wayne Smith - Henry County Police Dept. - GA - True Life Hero

Michael Wayne Smith
- Dec. 28, 2018 -

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Henry County Police Dept. Patch

Resided:	GA, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	Dec. 28, 2018
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 33 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Henry County Police Dept. - GA 108 S Zack Hinton Parkway McDonough, GA 30253 USA (770)288-820
County:	Henry
Dept. Type:	Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Officer
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Homicide - Gun
Weapon Class:	Firearm
Agency URL:	Click Here
Badge:	5560
On The Job:	7 years

Bio: Not Available

Survived by:

Wife
and 3-year-old son.

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	DiMaggio McNelly :: Black / Male - 53 years old
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Location:	McDonough, Henry County, GA USA Thu. Dec. 06, 2018
Summary:	Officer Michael Smith succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained on December 6th, 2018, while struggling with a suspect at a dentist's office at 378 Jonesboro Road in McDonough. The office staff had called police after the man entered the business and started to create a disturbance. Upon Officer Smith's arrival, the man became combative resulting in Officer Smith deploying his Taser. The Taser was ineffective and the man began to struggle with Officer Smith while attempting to disarm him of his service weapon. As Officer Smith struggled to retain control of his weapon it discharged a single round, killing the man and striking Officer Smith in the face. Officer Smith was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. He was later transferred to Piedmont Hospital for rehabilitation but suffered complications and died on December 28th, 2018.
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Last Updated: Jan. 03, 2019