ATLANTA — Sources tell 11Alive a law enforcement officer has died following an active shooter situation on the Emory Atlanta Campus Friday. The Atlanta Police Department confirmed a suspect -- a single shooter -- is dead.
While the shelter-in-place order has been lifted, authorities are still telling people to avoid the area. Emory officials shared around 5 p.m. that there was an active shooter on the Emory Atlanta Campus at Emory Point CVS.
APD said there i s no ongoing threat to the campus or the surrounding neighborhood.
NBC News reported that the DeKalb County law enforcement officer was taken to Emory University Hospital.
Initially, Emory officials shared on X to "RUN, HIDE, FIGHT" and told people to "avoid the area."
Emory College of Arts and Sciences re-shared the same post.