Officer Timothy Kevin ’Tim’ Smith, a 30-year-old Eastman Police Department officer and six-year department veteran, was shot and killed on the night of August 13, 2016, near the intersection of Smith Street and Main Street in Eastman, Georgia. He had responded to a call about a suspicious person with a gun and, after exiting his patrol car to investigate around 9:30 p.m., was shot by the man he encountered. Officer Smith was able to return fire and radio that he had been shot; the gunman fled the scene.

Authorities identified the suspect as 24-year-old Royheem Delshawn Deeds. Two days after the shooting, Deeds was found hiding in the trunk of a car in Nassau County, Florida, and taken into custody; the vehicle was being driven by his sister, Franshawn Deeds, and another passenger, Jami Mitchell, who were arrested and charged with hindering apprehension. Deeds was charged with murder and later indicted by a Dodge County grand jury on nine counts including malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault on a peace officer, and possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer, with prosecutors announcing intent to seek the death penalty.

The case has proceeded through pre-trial motions and had not reached trial as of August 2023. Does anyone have information about Officer Smith, his activities that night, or relevant witnesses who haven’t yet come forward?