Officer injured responding to active shooter at Emory University, near CDC headquarters in Atlanta
(NEXSTAR) – A police officer was injured responding to an active shooter at Emory University in Atlanta Friday.
The university alerted students to "RUN, HIDE, FIGHT" in a social media post to X at 5:01 p.m. An hour and a half later, the university said a shelter in place had been lifted.
At 6:43 p.m., Atlanta police said there was "no ongoing threat to the Emory campus or the surrounding neighborhood."
"The incident involved a single shooter who is now deceased," said police. One officer was injured while responding to the incident, the Atlanta Police Department confirmed. It was not immediately clear if others were hurt.
The shooting was reported at a CVS Pharmacy at Emory Point, located down the street from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, also in Atlanta.
Aerial images taken by local news helicopters showed a heavy police presence and one person being loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher.
The Atlanta Police Department continued to ask people to avoid Clifton Road near the university Friday evening.
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Emergency vehicles line up near Emory University and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy) -
Emergency vehicles line up near Emory University and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy) -
DeKalb County firefighters gather outside an Emory University medical building in Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Staff at a deli near campus locked the doors and hunkered down inside. Brandy Giraldo, General Muir's chief operating officer, said staffers inside heard a string of gunshots.
“It sounded like fireworks going off, one right after the other,” she said.
“We’re horrified by the news out of Emory University and praying for the safety of the entire campus community,” Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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