VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL)-- Valdosta Police Officer Randall Hancock is recovering at South Georgia Medical Center after being shot at least twice in his protective vest and once in the abdomen.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says Hancock responded to a 911 call about a vehicle break-in and when he got out of his patrol car he was shot by a suspect Friday morning at Three Oaks Apartments.
Chief Brian Childress says officer Hancock got up to walk the other day but is a little sore.
He says he's receiving an outpouring of support from the entire community and that this shooting had nothing to do with the anti-police movement.
On Saturday, the GBI interviewed 22-year-old Stephen Paul Beck who is at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, guarded by police.
During the interview, agents say Beck admitted he called 911 and shot officer Hancock because he wanted the police to shoot him, and that he wanted to die. Beck told the GBI he suffers from depression and has no hatred for police.
Aggravated assault on a police officer charges are pending against Beck.
