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What we know
- OFFICER SHOT: DeKalb County police officer David Rose was fatally shot while responding to a call of an active shooter at an intersection near Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, officials said.
- SUSPECT DEAD: Atlanta police said the incident involved a single shooter, who died of gunfire on the second floor of a building that houses a CVS.
- ACTIVE SHOOTER ALERT: Emory University sent out an active shooting alert to its Atlanta campus at 5 p.m. today. The lockdown was lifted about an hour and a half later.
- CDC HIT WITH GUNFIRE: Multiple rounds of gunfire struck the CDC offices, and officials were investigating whether they were fired purposefully, police said.
- MOTIVE NOT KNOWN: Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said it was too early in the investigation to know the suspect's motive.
Slain DeKalb County officer identified as David Rose, 33
David Rose, 33, a father of two with a third on the way, was the DeKalb County police officer killed while responding to reports of a shooter in Atlanta today, the police department said.
He had been with the police department since September. DeKalb County said he joined the police academy at that time and graduated in March.
“He was committed to serving the community,” Interim Police Chief Greg Padrick said in a statement. “At this time we’re asking for the community’s prayers for his family, his friends, his loved ones and the entire DeKalb County Police Department family.”
FBI director pledges support in Georgia
"Pray for the family, friends, and colleagues of this hero who acted quickly to defend others and made the ultimate sacrifice," FBI Director Kash Patel said on X.
He said the agency is ready to offer full support in Georgia.
CDC director calls shooting an attack on agency's campus
The director of the CDC said the suspect in today’s shooting opened fire on at least four buildings at its Roybal campus in Atlanta, and termed the gunfire an attack.
A police officer was killed in the gunfire that erupted just before 5 p.m. and the gunman is dead, officials said. Police have said that the suspect's rounds struck buildings at the CDC campus.
“We at CDC are heartbroken by today’s attack on our Roybal Campus, which remains on lockdown as authorities investigate the shooting,” CDC Director Susan Monarez said in a statement.
“A courageous local law enforcement officer gave their life, and another was injured, after a gunman opened fire on at least four CDC buildings,” she said.
“DeKalb County police, CDC security, and Emory University responded immediately and decisively, helping to prevent further harm to our staff and community," she said.
She said the CDC is coordinating with law enforcement in the investigation, and thanked Gov. Brian Kemp, "Georgia residents, and the American people for standing with us during this difficult time.”
Slain officer leaves behind wife, kids
DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said “today is a very dark day” as she mourned the loss of a county police officer who was shot and killed as he responded to an active shooter call near the CDC.
“This evening there is a wife without a husband,” Cochran-Johnson said. “There are three children, one unborn, without a father.”
"There is a mother and a father, as well as siblings, who also share in this traumatic loss," she said.
Officer injured in Emory shooting is dead
The officer who was injured in the shooting on Emory University's campus in Atlanta is dead, Interim Chief Greg Padrick of DeKalb County Police Department said.
He died of his injuries from a gunshot wound, Padrick said.
"He was committed to serving the community. At this time we are asking for the community's prayers," Padrick said. "It's a noble profession we all do. We answer the call to serve our community and he gave his life to a commitment to serve others."
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said he was "critically injured" when officers arrived on scene.
Officials earlier said the officer was taken to the university hospital for treatment.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation leading investigation
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is leading the probe into the shooting in Atlanta today, officials said.
Too early to say motive, mayor says
Asked if it was believed that the shooter targeted the CDC, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said the investigation is in the preliminary stages.
“He is a known person that may have some interests in certain things, that I can’t reiterate right know with any confidence until the investigation is fully conducted,” Dickens said.
“But I think in short order you’ll know more about this individual and some assumptions about his motives, but I can’t say right now,” he said.
Bullets hit buildings at the CDC campus, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said, and investigators are looking at whether those rounds were fired purposefully.
“Multiple rounds were fired, both we believe at law enforcement and potentially at the CDC,” Schierbaum said.
How the shooting near Emory and the CDC unfolded
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said 911 calls about an active shooter came in around 4:50 p.m. for 1600 Clifton Road, immediately in front of the CDC campus.
When officers responded to the scene, Schierbaum said they found the critically injured DeKalb County officer. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he remains.
Schierbaum said officers heard gunfire inside a CVS at the intersection, and went inside the building to try to locate the shooter.
The suspect was found on the second floor of the building that housed the CVS. Schierbaum said he had been hit by gunfire, but that officers are not sure if the wounds were self-inflicted or from police fire.
He died at the scene, Schierbaum said.
Schierbaum said the CDC campus "did receive multiple rounds into their buildings" but officials were not aware of any injuries that occurred there.
Four other people took themselves to the hospital where they were treated for stress and anxiety symptoms, Schierbaum said.
Atlanta mayor: ‘Active shooter scenarios should not become the norm’
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said that gun violence like the kind near the CDC and Emory University campus shows there needs to be a national conversation about gun violence.
“Mass shootings, active shooter scenarios should not become the norm,” Dickens said.
“We have a number of individuals in this country that have access to high-powered weapons,” he said.
“And for individuals with these high-powered weapons that may have mental challenges, or those individuals with high powered weapons and are angry when they choose to use those weapons in a way that harms multiple people — we have to put an end to that in our society,” he said.
Today’s shooting comes two days after a soldier at Fort Stewart, also in Georgia, shot five other soldiers.
Officer was critically injured
The DeKalb County officer who was shot today was critically injured, officials said.
He was shot while responding to a call of an active shooter, a spokesperson from the county said.
Officials said he was taken to the hospital for treatment.
