GARNER, N.C. — A WakeMed campus police officer was shot and killed Saturday morning at the WakeMed Garner Healthplex off U.S. Highway 70, according to the health care organization.

Officer Roger Smith died in the shooting around 9 a.m. Saturday in the emergency department lobby, WakeMed said in a news release.

WakeMed said Smith was involved in a "struggle" before getting shot. WRAL News is working to learn more about what led up to the shooting.

"Our thoughts and prayers are now with the Smith family as they come to learn of this tragic event," WakeMed wrote in the release.

A person of interest is in custody, according to an Instagram post by the town of Garner. The town also said there is no active threat to the public.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein released the following statement

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