For more than 90 minutes, the Emory University campus and nearby Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and hospital were on lockdown after an active shooter opened fired, according to metro Atlanta law enforcement agencies.

The chaotic scene Friday afternoon forced those in the area to go on lockdown while dozens of law enforcement officers swarmed the area.

By Friday evening, Atlanta police said the shooter had been killed. A law enforcement officer was also injured. Their names were not immediately released.

At around 5 p.m., the Emory campus in DeKalb County was alerted to a shooter at a CVS store on campus.

“RUN, HIDE, FIGHT. Avoid the area. Shelter in place,” school officials said.

Details were limited Friday evening. Shortly before 7 p.m., police advised the emergency shoot

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