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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A police officer and a civilian were hospitalized Friday after a shooting at a CVS near Emory University in Atlanta. The suspected shooter is dead, according to the Atlanta Police Department.

Authorities have not released the victims’ names or their current conditions.

How the shooting unfolded

The incident began around 4 p.m. when Emory University issued an alert warning of an "active shooter" at the CVS at Emory Point, a mixed-use development on Clifton Road across from the CDC’s main campus. The alert told students, staff, and visitors to "RUN, HIDE, FIGHT" and avoid the area.

Atlanta police said the officer was shot while responding to the scene. A civilian inside the CVS was also injured during the gunfire.

The suspected shooter is dead, though p

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