An Opelika, Ala. police officer

who is the son of Peachtree City Councilwoman Annie McMenamin remained

in a coma Tuesday afternoon after he was shot Friday morning while investigating

a domestic violence report, police said.

Lt. Terry McMenamin, 41, was

shot twice in the face after responding to the scene after 1:30 a.m. A

second officer, Brantley Cargill, was hit on the top of the head, police

said.

McMenamin developed complications

over the weekend, suffering two strokes, said his sister, Susan Brown,

a local attorney with Webb, Lindsey, Collins, Jones and Wade. McMenamin

will lose one of his eyes where he was shot, and he also has suffered

arterial damage and a hematoma to his brain, Brown said.

Annie McMenamin said she was

very grateful for the support from the Fayette community and her son's

friends in law enforcement who have dropped by to check on him.

"They've been so kind,"

McMenamin said, adding that she is thankful her son is alive and has a

chance to recover. "He's very, very strong and very, very determined

or he wouldn't have gotten this far."

A fund has been established

for the McMenamin family at Charter Bank in Opelika. McMenamin and his

wife, Michael, live in Opelika with their children: Ashleigh, 13, Nick,

11, and Patrick, 2.

McMenamin has been with the

department for over 16 years, said Capt. Melvin Harrison of the Opelika

Police Department. The incident hits even closer to home for the McMenamin

family as Brown's husband, Mark, is a sergeant with the Peachtree City

Police Department.

The gunman, Raymond O'Neal

Robison, 45, opened fire at the officers early Friday morning after refusing

orders to drop his weapon, police said.

After Robison started shooting,

officers returned fire, killing Robison, police said. Robison's wife was

escorted from the scene before the shooting began and was uninjured, police

said.

The shooting is being investigated

A multitude of neighboring

police agencies responded to the scene when the call for immediate officer

assistance was put out on the radio system, Harrison said. Agencies responding

included the Lee County Sheriff's Department, the Auburn Police Department,

the Auburn University Police Department, the Chambers County Sheriff's

Department, the Valley Police Department, the Lanett Police Department

and the West Point (Ga.) Police Department.

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