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Memphis police officer dead after library shooting

Memphis police said one of their officers has died after being shot at a library earlier in February while responding to a call, and said he was also a father.

A Memphis police officer has died after being shot at a library earlier in February. 

Officer Geoffrey Redd was shot at around 12:32 p.m. on Feb. 2 while responding to a shooting at Poplar-White Station Library.

He was taken to a local hospital in "extremely critical condition" at the time, but died on Saturday at Regional One Hospital.

Redd became a Memphis Police officer in 2008 and served as a United States Marine, according to officials.

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Police say that Redd was "a husband, a father, and the Director of Security at his church."

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"Rest easy, Officer Redd. You will be missed," the police department said in a tweet.

As a result of the shooting, one person was pronounced dead at the scene.

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