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Franklin Springs council hears police report on store shooting; chief credits quick response for saving life
Summary
Chief Thompson told the City of Franklin Springs council that a young person wounded in a Jan. 12 store shooting is alive and that rapid local and regional first-responder actions, including an airlift, likely saved the victim’s life.
Chief Thompson told the City of Franklin Springs council that a young man wounded in a Jan. 12 shooting at a city store remains alive and that the rapid actions of local officers and mutual-aid responders were critical to the outcome.
"Their quick actions and their quick relay of that information dispatch and getting that chopper in the air is what I believe truly...has possibly saved this young man's life," Chief Thompson said, commending Franklin Springs officers, responders from the city of Austin and a Frank County deputy for their roles.
Thompson said the department plans to formally recognize the officers at a later date and thanked the community for its support. Council members asked no follow-up questions during the report and moved on to other business.
The council record for the meeting does not include a formal vote or further operational details about the investigation; the chief described the incident as an example of day-to-day work that is sometimes only partly visible in the media.
