PHOTOS: Deadly shooting at CDC, Emory University area in Atlanta

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PHOTOS: Deadly shooting at CDC, Emory University area in Atlanta

A DeKalb County police officer died at a hospital after being critically injured during an active shooter incident Friday. Police also reported the shooter was found dead.

Police officers block Clifton Road near Emory Hospital after an active shooter was reported in the area of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, August 8, 2025, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Emergency officials gather after an active shooter was reported in the area of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, August 8, 2025. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Pedestrians comfort each other on Clifton Road near Houston Mill Road after an active shooter was reported in the area of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, August 8, 2025. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A police officer is shown outside of the Arthur M. Blank Hospital emergency entrance on North Druid Hills Road after active shooter was reported in the area of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, August 8, 2025. A DeKalb County police officer died, and the suspected shooter was reported killed. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Law enforcement officers ride in a vehicle down Houston Mill Road after an active shooter was reported in the area of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, August 8, 2025. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Students are shown near the police line on the Emory University campus, where an active shooter was reported and a campus lockdown was put in place on Friday, August 8, 2025. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Gwinnett Police SWAT team members monitor an "active shooter" situation at Emory University in DeKalb County on Friday, August 8, 2025. The incident led to a campus lockdown. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum gives an update to the media about the shootingin the area of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, August 8, 2025. (Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

SWAT law enforcement responds to an "active shooter" situation on Clifton Road near the CDC main entrance and Emory Point, which has housing for many Emory students, shopping, restaurants a CVS and day care center, on Friday, Aug 8, 2025. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Law enforcement responds to an "active shooter" incident on Clifton Road near the CDC main entrance and Emory Point, which has housing for many Emory students, shopping, restaurants a CVS and day care center, on Friday, Aug 8, 2025. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

DeKalb County interim Police Chief Greg Padrick speaks during a press conference at the Emory Emergency Center after the “active shooter” incident on Friday, August 8, 2025, in (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Police cars line the road outside Emory University Hospital after an active shooter incident at the Emory campus and neighboring Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, August 8, 2025. (Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson speaks during a press conference after an "active shooter" incident was reported in the area of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the Emory Emergency Center, Friday, August 8, 2025. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Law enforcement responds to an active shooter on Clifton Road near the CDC main entrance and Emory Point, which has housing for many Emory University students, shopping, restaurants a CVS and day care center, on Friday, Aug 8, 2025. (Jenni Girtman for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens gives an update to the media about the shooting at Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, August 8, 2025. (Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

An ambulance travels toward Emory Hospital after an active shooter was reported in the area of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, August 8, 2025. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

The FBI Atlanta SWAT team arrives at the scene of the shooting near a building at the Atlanta-based headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, August 8, 2025. (Ben Hendren for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Police officers block Clifton Road near Emory Hospital after an active shooter was reported in the area of Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, August 8, 2025, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

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