Hurricanes honor WakeMed Garner police officer killed in line of duty

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – It’s now been one week since a WakeMed Police Officer was tragically killed in the line of duty at the Garner hospital.

According to investigators, Officer Roger Smith, a former Knightdale police officer, was shot while responding to a struggle with another man in the emergency room of WakeMed Garner.

The suspect, Benji Martin Jr., was also shot at some point during the struggle and remains in custody while hospitalized, police say…

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