DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - An active shooter and police officer were killed on Friday afternoon during a gun battle at an Emory Point CVS near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Emory University campus, authorities said.

Active shooting near Emory University

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"That was an active shooter incident. The shooter is now deceased," Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said during a news conference.

Shots broke the normal Friday afternoon route along Clifton Road. Alert, confusion, and fear followed.

Those shots were being fired inside the CVS store located at 1600 Clifton Road, across the street from the main entrance to the main campus to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Authorities said gunfire struck multiple CDC buildings.

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