Story highlights Officer who died identified as Nicholas Smarr, 25; wounded officer is Jody Smith

Suspect is still at large, authorities say

(CNN) A police officer was fatally shot and another was wounded Wednesday at an apartment complex in southwest Georgia, prompting a hunt for a suspect and causing nearby Georgia Southwestern State University to tell students to take shelter for most of the day.

Americus police Officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr, 25, was killed while answering a call about a domestic dispute at the complex, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.

The other officer, Jody Smith, works for the university. He was in critical condition Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

Officer Nicholas Ryan Smarr was killed while on a call for a domestic dispute.

The GBI identified the suspect as Minquell Kennedy Lembrick, though a search of public records shows variants of his first name. Lembrick is still at large Thursday, the GBI said.

A $50,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to Lembrick's arrest, the agency said.

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