Situation contained in Atlanta
The situation in Atlanta is contained and there is no active threat to the public, a DeKalb County official said.
Residents of the county should remain indoors as a precaution as officials investigate the incident. The investigation is ongoing an active, the official said.
Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, the CEO of the county, said her thoughts and prayers are with those affected by today’s event and said she’s grateful for the quick law enforcement response.
“I urge everyone to stay alert, remain indoors, and follow official guidance as we allow law enforcement to complete their investigation,” Cochran-Johnson said.
Shooting suspect is dead, Atlanta PD said
A suspect in the active shooter situation on Emory University’s Atlanta campus is dead, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
Police said there was a single shooter who is now dead, and there is no further threat to the campus or surrounding area.
One law enforcement officer was injured in the “course of the response,” police said. It was not clear whether the officer was shot or what injuries they sustained.
Sen. Warnock: ‘Our community is facing yet another tragedy of gun violence’
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., says he is praying for the injured officer and for everyone at Emory University in Atlanta.
“I’m monitoring the active shooter incident at Emory closely. I’m praying for the officer who was injured, and all students and faculty,” Warnock wrote on X.
“I am devastated that our community is facing yet another tragedy of gun violence,” he wrote.
Emory says shelter in place is lifted
Emory University said on X moments ago that the shelter-in-place order has been lifted.
“Emory Emergency: A police emergency continues on the Emory Atlanta Campus at Emory Point. Avoid the area. Shelter in place has been lifted,” it said on X.
Emory University is small liberal arts university near CDC
Emory University is a liberal arts research university in Atlanta near the headquarters of the CDC.
Students and staff at Emory University, which has enrollment of 5,727, were told this afternoon, “Emory Emergency: Active shooter on Emory Atlanta Campus at Emory Point CVS. RUN, HIDE, FIGHT.”
The CDC sent an email to staff advising them to take shelter, according to a copy of an email shared with NBC News.
App warned of ‘active shooter’ at Emory
A worker at Emory said a university phone app alerted him that there was an incident on campus and that he needed to take action.
“It was saying there was an active shooter and that we needed to, you know, hide. Find somewhere safe,” the university employee told NBC affiliate WXIA of Atlanta in a phone interview.
“Immediately, I just go into the nearest building I can,” he said.
The university employee didn’t hear any gunshots but heard helicopters and the massive police response.
“I’m just trying to be safe, you know, while I’m out here. Because it’s a lot going on — I have co-workers that don’t really want to be here anymore, they want to go home, they don’t feel safe,” he said. “So, it’s just a lot.”
Gov. Brian Kemp denounces two shootings in one week in Georgia
“Twice this week, deranged criminals have targeted innocent Georgians,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said on X.
He thanked the “brave first responders” who “rushed toward the danger to subdue the shooter and save lives, reminding us of just how crucial they are.”
“We ask that you join us in holding them in our prayers, along with those harmed this evening near the CDC Center,” he said.
An active-duty soldier opened fire at an Army post in Georgia on Wednesday, injuring five service members before he was subdued by witnesses and taken into custody, a military official said.
CDC advises employees to immediately get to safety
A source shared with NBC News a copy of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention email to staff advising them to immediately take shelter with the active shooter situation reported near the CDC’s campus.
The campus is on lockdown, the email said.
Georgia AG ‘horrified’ by active shooting situation in Atlanta
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said his office is “horrified” by the active shooter situation on or near Emory’s campus and said they are “praying for the safety of the entire campus community.”
“We stand ready to assist our law enforcement partners with whatever they may need,” Carr added.
FBI assisting in Atlanta
The FBI is sending agents to assist local law enforcement with the shooting at or near Emory University, spokesperson said.
DeKalb County officer injured
A DeKalb County officer was injured and was en route to Emory University Hospital shortly after the shooting, DeKalb County communications director Dionna Smith said.
Additional details about how the officer was injured, the nature of the officer’s injuries and condition were not immediately available.
Emory says to shelter in place
In a new post on X, Emory’s Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response instructed people on campus to shelter in place.
Atlanta PD on scene investigating an active shooter
The Atlanta Police Department is on the scene investigating an active shooter, police said in a statement.
Information is still being collected as the incident is still unfolding, police said.
A dispatcher at Emory’s Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) said they didn’t have any information to provide at this time as the situation is still active.
Emory University less than a mile from the CDC headquarters
Emory is just minutes away from the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Additional information about the situation, including whether either location was targeted, was not immediately clear.
Emory sends out campus active shooter alert
Emory University’s Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response said in a social media alert that there was an active shooter on its Atlanta campus near the Emory Point CVS.
“RUN, HIDE, FIGHT. Avoid the area,” the alert said.
