The second police officer shot by man outside Georgia apartment complex has died - one day after his best friend and fellow officer died at the scene.

Georgia Southwestern State University Officer Jody Smith was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition on Wednesday and succumbed to his injuries Thursday afternoon.

He was shot by Minquell Lembrick, 32, who also shot and killed Americus police officer Nicholas Smarr, 25, before going on the run.

Smarr and Smith were best friends, having graduated from Americus-Sumter High School in 2009 before becoming police officers.

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Minguell Kennedy (pictured), who opened fire and killed two police officers on Wednesday, has been shot dead during a manhunt

Police spokeswoman Phyllis Banks confirmed Thursday the body of Lembrick had been recovered after a SWAT team went into a home following a tip-off.

'It's confirmed that the suspect is dead,' Banks said.

She would not provide any additional information, including whether police had shot Lembrick or merely found his body.

Smarr and Smith had both responded to a domestic violence call on Wednesday morning, with Smith deciding to help his friend Smarr who was on his way there.

Fellow officers who knew them weren’t surprised that Smith, who worked on a college campus near the shooting scene, went to assist Smarr. The two men had been lifelong friends.

'They’ve been close friends since grade school', said Lt. Chuck Hanks of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, where both officers had previously worked as deputies. Hanks said the two men were still roommates, sharing a home in the county.

A $70,000 reward was being offered for information leading to the arrest of the 32-year-old alleged cop killer.

Nick Smarr, 25, (right) and Jody Smith (left) were both shot in the head and died from their injuries

Slain officer Smarr is pictured left in military uniform. He died after trying to apprehend Lembrick on Wednesday

Lembrick, who already had a warrant out for his arrest when the officers encountered him, continued to post on social media while he was hiding out from officers on Wednesday night.

He wrote 'love yall' and 'I'm not going to jail' after Smarr was fatally shot.

Photos on the Facebook page appeared to show Lembrich with three children: two young girls and a boy.

Police confirmed on Thursday that Lembrick was dead, but would not say how he had died or if officers killed him

Lembrick had continued to post on social media after the shooting on Wednesday when he was hiding from police

The violence unfolded after Smarr arrived outside an apartment complex near the Griffin Bell Golf Course south of the university to, investigate the domestic disturbance call, Americus Police Chief Mark Scott told press.

The complex was not on university grounds, but it was located so close to the south end of the main campus that campus officer Smith stepped in to provide backup.