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Georgia Shooting: Police Officer Killed Near CDC Headquarters, Motive Under Investigation

Eyewitness News ABC7NYSeptember 5, 20251 min5,288 views
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Deadly Shooting Near CDC Headquarters

  • 🚨 A DeKalb County police officer was killed in a shooting incident near the CDC headquarters and Emory University in Atlanta.
  • ⚠️ The incident occurred near the CDC campus, which experienced multiple rounds fired into its buildings, though no injuries were reported on that specific location.
  • 🏫 An urgent warning of "run, hide, fight" was issued to Emory University students, and the CDC headquarters was placed on lockdown.

Investigation and Casualties

  • πŸ” The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the FBI are leading the investigation into the shooting.
  • πŸ‘¨β€βš–οΈ Authorities are actively searching for a motive behind the attack.
  • πŸ‘Ά Dozens of children at a daycare center on the CDC campus were unharmed during the incident.
  • πŸ’₯ Local police encountered an armed suspect, exchanged gunfire, and the suspect later died.

Witness Accounts

  • πŸ’¬ A witness described hearing gunshots and seeing smoke while on her way to pick up her children from school near the incident.
  • πŸ˜₯ The witness expressed extreme distress, being unable to reach her children due to the unfolding events.
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