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Officer and Gunman Killed in Atlanta Shooting Near Emory University and CDC

No civilian injuries were reported despite bullet strikes on several CDC buildings

Office David Rose was killed while responding to gunfire near Emory University in Atlanta.
Law enforcement is seen near the CDC headquarters during an incident where a police officer was injured and later died at a hospital. The shooter was also dead.
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A Fulton County police officer talks to an Emory University student near the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta after a shooting incident.

Overview

  • Emergency alerts went out around 4:50 p.m. after 911 calls reported an active shooter at the Emory Point CVS near Emory University and the CDC headquarters.
  • A DeKalb County officer was critically wounded while responding and later died at Emory University Hospital, becoming the sole law enforcement fatality.
  • At 6:43 p.m., officers entered the CVS, located the lone shooter on the second floor, and killed him in a gunfire exchange.
  • Lockdowns and shelter-in-place orders at both Emory’s campus and the CDC’s Roybal campus were lifted by evening, though nearby Clifton Road and surrounding streets remain closed.
  • The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from FBI agents, is leading a multiagency probe into the shooter’s motive, his apparent targeting of CDC buildings and the law enforcement response.