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Macon church honors families of fallen Americus officers

New Fellowship Baptist Church presented scholarships to family members of Officers Nicholas Smarr and Jody Smith, who were shot & killed in the line of duty in 2016

MACON, Ga. — New Fellowship Baptist Church in Macon hosted an event Sunday night to honor the families of two officers that died in the line of duty in Americus.

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Minquel Lembrick shot Officers Nicholas Smarr and Jody Smith as they were responding to a domestic dispute call at a home on Lee Street.

The next day Lembrick took his own life.

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Bibb County Sheriff David Davis presented two scholarships to family members of those officers. 

The event also included a singing contest and a chance to win a free car and get some bills paid

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The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

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