Update: Sources say the suspect targeted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located near Emory University in Atlanta because he believed he was sick from the COVID-19 vaccine. The alleged shooter was found dead from a gunshot would which may have been self-inflicted, behind a CVS near campus. The responding officer, who was injured and transported to the hospital, has died.
Gunfire had reportedly hit the CDC and riddled a police vehicle.
Officials provided an update at 4:50 pm, saying that 911 call centers became aware of an active shooter, spurring a multi-agency response. Upon arrival, a severely injured DeKalb County officer was found. Shots were heard at a local CVS. The suspect was found on the second floor of the CVS building and pronounced deceased at the scene from a gunshot wound.
Mayor Andre Dickens confirmed the suspect’s death and said no civilians were shot.
The Mayor made it about President Trump.
Is he serious?
Mayor Andre Dickens of Atlanta made a serious situation about a man shooting at the CDC and found a way to take a swipe at Trump over proposed cuts to the CDC.
Democrats can make anything about politics. pic.twitter.com/nehCN4LbbV
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) August 8, 2025
The murdered officer’s K9 is in critical condition.
It is with a heavy heart that we share a Dekalb County police officer has been shot and killed tonight while on duty. His K9 has also been shot and is in critical condition. Prayers are needed for the family/friends of this officer and a recovery for his K9.#LivePDNation pic.twitter.com/SUtBT2I4gg
— #OPNation (@OnPatrolNation) December 14, 2018
The officer who was murdered, David Rose, by killer Patrick Joseph White, 30.
Rose, 33, was a former Marine who served in Afghanistan and graduated from the police academy in March and “quickly earned the respect of his colleagues for his dedication, courage and professionalism,” DeKalb County said in a statement.
“This evening, there is a wife without a husband. There are three children, one unborn, without a father,” DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said.
Original Report
Shooter at Emory University wounded an officer, and others. The shooter was found deceased behind a nearby CVS. The extent of their injuries is unknown.
BREAKING: Video footage near Emory University in Atlanta shows an active shooter situation on campus, with a significant police response at the scene.
No word on casualties yet. pic.twitter.com/w3hM7fK1TU
— World Source News 24/7 (@Worldsource24) August 8, 2025
WARZONE: There is currently an active shooter at Emory University in Georgia.
It sounds like a literal war zone.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) August 8, 2025
More fallout from those forced injections.
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