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DeKalb officer killed responding to CDC active shooter

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From the Officer Down Memorial Page:

Police Officer David Rose was shot and killed on Friday while responding to an active shooter at the CVS at 520 Avenue Place in Atlanta near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at Emory University.

The suspect was brandishing multiple guns, firing at the windows of the CDC building around 4:50 p.m. When law enforcement arrived, he turned and fired at the officers. Officer Rose was struck and succumbed to his wounds at Emory University Hospital. Another officer received non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect was found on the 2nd floor of the CVS with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene.

Officer Rose was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the DeKalb County Police Department for 11 months. He is survived by his expectant wife and two children.

BIO

  • Age 33

  • Tour 11 months

  • Badge Not available

  • Military Veteran

INCIDENT DETAILS

  • Cause Gunfire

  • Weapon Gun; Unknown type

  • Offender Died at the scene

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