Hospital Police Officer Shot and Killed in North Carolina Emergency Department Struggle

A police car is parked outside the North Charleston City Hall in North Charleston, South Carolina on April 8, 2015. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

GARNER, N.C.—A police officer was shot and killed during a struggle in the emergency department lobby at a North Carolina hospital Saturday.

The shooting happened around 9 a.m. at the WakeMed Garner Healthplex, killing WakeMed Campus Police Officer Roger Smith, according to a WakeMed statement.