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Healthcare

WakeMed Officer Killed in Garner Hospital Lobby, Community Mourns

A WakeMed campus police officer, Roger Smith, was shot and killed Saturday morning in the emergency department lobby at the WakeMed Garner Healthplex, authorities say. The incident, which left a person of interest hospitalized and now charged with murder, has raised urgent questions about hospital safety, emergency response, and support for health care workers across Wake County.

Lisa Park

•2 min read•02:02 PM

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Approximately 1,150,000 residents

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Raleigh, North Carolina

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857 square miles in central North Carolina

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