MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — Two Monroe County deputies were shot in the line of duty Saturday while responding to a call on Haley Lane in Bolingbroke.
According to authorities, Deputy Jeff Wilson and Deputy Michael Norris were dispatched at 5:45 p.m. to a home in the 100 block of Haley Lane in response to a man attempting suicide.
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The deputies were told that the subject was in possession of a gun. When Norris and Wilson arrived on the scene, they exchanged gunfire with the suspect. Both deputies were shot by the suspect and transported to the Medical Center of Central Georgia for treatment.
A county official said Norris was shot in the head and Wilson was shot in the leg and stomach.
Norris was declared brain dead and was taken off life support after donating his organs on Monday night, the coroner said.
Deputies have identified the suspect as Christopher Keith Calmer, 46. He was treated for a gunshot wound and released from the hospital on Sunday.
Calmer is facing charges of murder, attempted murder, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and five counts of aggravated assault.
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