A former colleague of the Clayton County officer shot in the line of duty Wednesday night said his friend had recently returned home from a vacation.

Officer Demika Lloyd was responding to a call about a person being suicidal when she was injured. At last check Thursday night, she was still in critical condition.

“Everything is still kind of surreal right now,” said Ronnie Perkins. He said he met Lloyd in the military over a decade ago. They worked together in the National Guard.

He said that although she joined the Clayton County Police Department a year and a half ago – she was still helping soldiers.

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