Funeral arrangements announced for Warm Springs police officer killed on duty

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Funeral arrangements have been released for Chris Fisher, the Warm Springs police officer killed in the line of duty on Wednesday. 8, a visitation will be held from noon to 3 p.m. at Flat Creek Baptist Church in Fayetteville. The funeral will follow directly after. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: ‘Great representation of the badge’ | What we know about slain Warm Springs police officer At around midnight on Wednesday, Fisher was in his patrol car near Meriwether Country Inn when a pickup truck stopped beside him. Its driver fired multiple shots into Fisher’s car, according to officials.

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Scoop News DeskAtlanta, Georgia · Published Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM UTCUpdated Friday, September 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM UTC

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He went with a whole heart and died serving what he committed his life to do.” Fisher’s family is requesting the United States Honor Flag, which flew at Ground Zero during 9/11 recovery efforts and has since been part of ceremonies honoring more than 1,000 police officers, firefighters, first responders and other public servants. Steverson was released on bond. Court records show Fisher arrested Steverson on Aug.

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