Police officer killed after shooting near CDC headquarters, Emory University in Atlanta
The Dekalb County officer was a father of 3 and was expecting a fourth child with his wife
By Alexandra Koch , Sophia Compton , Louis Casiano Fox News
Published August 8, 2025 5:28pm EDT | Updated August 8, 2025 9:07pm EDT
A police officer is dead, and the alleged gunman was killed, during a shooting Friday afternoon near the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) campus in Atlanta, as nearby Emory University told students to shelter in place and activated its emergency protocols.
Officials didn't identify the Dekalb County police officer killed, but said he was a father of three and was expecting a fourth child with his pregnant wife.
Just before 5 p.m. an unidentified man opened fire in front of the CDC campus, shooting multiple rounds into CDC buildings, according to Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum.
Responding officers arrived to find a DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy critically wounded at the scene, Schierbaum said. As they moved in, they heard additional gunfire coming from a nearby CVS pharmacy.
Officers entered the store and found the shooter on the second floor, suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The gunman, whose identity has not yet been released, was later pronounced dead.
A shelter in place order was lifted at about 6:30 p.m. However, 92 children remain sheltered in a daycare on the CDC campus, according to officials.
"I want to commend the men and women of law enforcement from all across this region," Schierbaum said.
"When this community needed them, no one shirked from the danger.
"Every officer, from multiple districts, responded and immediately moved to end this threat."
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