当局称，周六，一名警察在北卡罗莱纳州一家医院的急诊大厅执勤时被枪杀。
据加纳警方称，早上9点左右，59岁的WakeMed校园警官罗杰·史密斯在罗利郊外加纳的WakeMed Garner Healthplex工作。
警方称，29岁的加纳居民小本杰明·马丁(Benji Martin Jr .)已被控谋杀。
加纳警方表示，“现场的医务人员将史密斯警官描述为英雄，他的行为可能避免了更多的生命损失。”
加纳警察局长克里斯·亚当斯在一份声明中说:“史密斯警官将他的职业生涯奉献给了保护他人，即使在他生命的最后时刻，他也将他人的安全置于自己的安全之上。”“我们向史密斯的家人、维克迈德校园警察局和所有维克迈德员工表示哀悼。”
北卡罗来纳州州长乔希·斯坦(Josh Stein)在社交媒体上就枪击事件发表讲话，称史密斯遇害时正在“保护病人及其家人”。
“执法人员冒着生命危险保护我们的安全，我们永远感激史密斯警官的牺牲，”州长写道。"请在他们需要的时候为他的家人和整个WakeMed社区祈祷."
Officer shot dead in line of duty at hospital in North Carolina: Police
A police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty in a North Carolina hospital's emergency department lobby on Saturday, authorities said.
WakeMed campus police officer Roger Smith, 59, was working at the WakeMed Garner Healthplex in Garner, just outside of Raleigh, when he was shot around 9 a.m., according to Garner police.
Benji Martin Jr., a 29-year-old Garner resident, has been charged with murder, police said.
Garner police said that "medical personnel at the scene described Officer Smith as a hero whose actions likely prevented further loss of life."
"Officer Smith dedicated his career to protecting others, and even in his final moments, he put the safety of others before his own," Garner police chief Chris Adams said in a statement. "Our condolences go out to the Smith family, the WakeMed Campus Police Department, and the entire WakeMed staff."
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein spoke out on the shooting, saying on social media that Smith was "protecting patients and their families" when he was killed.
"Law enforcement officers put themselves in harm's way to keep us safe, and we are forever grateful for Officer Smith's sacrifice," the governor wrote. "Please pray for his family and the entire WakeMed community in their time of need."
