DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) - The DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency sent out a message of gratitude after several businesses donated food for personnel during a recent manhunt.

After an incident on Wednesday where the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office said a man shot at a patrol officer during an attempted traffic stop and then ran off, a manhunt has been in progress for around 24 hours. The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office has identified the suspect who is still on the run as Gary Jody Childers.

As this search continues, multiple businesses, including Toros Mexican Cantina and Grill in Rainsville, Bruce's Foodland in Fort Payne and Scooters Coffee in Rainsville, made donations of food for the authorities involved.

"Your kindness and community spirit mean so much to the men and women

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