ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A massive manhunt concluded after the man accused of killing a police officer in Meriwether County on Wednesday morning was captured.

The search for 23-year-old Jimmy Steverson ended in South Carolina hours after the shooting in Warm Springs. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said Steverson was injured from a self-inflicted gunshot wound when he was arrested. He was later taken to a hospital and died from his injuries.

Steverson was not the only person in the vehicle, police said. It is unknown at this time whether the passenger is facing any charges.

In a statement, Gov. Brian Kemp confirmed the officer who was killed was Chris Fisher, a member of the Warm Springs Police Department.

Kemp said he was “deeply saddened” by news of Fisher’s death.

“This is a tragic reminder of the dangers law enforcement face on a daily basis in service to their communities, and I ask that all Georgians lift up Fisher’s family and his fellow officers in prayer,” he said.

At around midnight, dozens of deputies, local officers and Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) agents converged on the Meriwether Country Inn.

The GBI said Fisher was in his patrol car when a black 2026 Chevrolet Silverado stopped beside him and fired multiple shots into Fisher’s car.

The driver of that truck was later identified as Steverson, according to the GBI.

In South Carolina, Anderson County Sheriff Chad McBride said deputies were told around noon Wednesday to be on the lookout for Steverson, Fox Carolina, Atlanta News First’s sister station, reported.

“We had received a BOLO from Georgia about a potential suspect who apparently executed an officer out of Georgia,” McBride said.

Steverson had been arrested by Fisher last Friday on felony charges, including obstruction, possession of a firearm during an attempted crime and marijuana possession, according to warrants obtained by Atlanta News First.

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With a 2020 census population of 465, Warm Springs is best known for its natural, constant 88°F mineral springs and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House, the personal retreat where the 32nd president underwent polio therapy and ultimately passed away in 1945.

Originally founded as Bullochville in the 19th century as a spa town, Roosevelt renamed it Warm Springs and established the nonprofit Warm Springs Foundation in 1927, creating the world’s first dedicated polio rehabilitation center, which still operates today as a state rehabilitation institute.

Fisher is the fourth Georgia police officer to die this year from injuries suffered in the line of duty, according to the Georgia Fraternal Order of Police.

On Feb. 1, Gwinnett County Police Officer Pradeep Tamang was fatally shot.

On Feb. 19, Hahira Police Officer Caleb Abney died after a vehicle hit him during a traffic stop.

On June 9, Carrollton Police Officer Dustin Krish died, nearly a year after he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic.

According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, a fifth law enforcement officer, Hall County Deputy Sheriff Betty Uriegas, died Aug. 8 of injuries she suffered in an on-duty crash on Aug. 17, 1994.

This is a developing story. Stay with Atlanta News First as we learn more.

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