DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A police officer has been rushed to the hospital after they were shot while responding to an active-shooter situation at the Emory University Atlanta campus near the main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
Active shooter near Emory University
What we know:
An alert from Emory University went out around 4 p.m. advising there was an "active shooter" at the CVS on campus to "RUN, HIDE, FIGHT. Avoid the area"
The CVS to which they are referring is located at Emory Point on Clifton Road.
Emory University and Emory University Hospital have been placed on lockdown.
According to Atlanta police, one officer and one civilian were taken to the hospital. Their conditions are unknown.
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