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Employees at the US government’s top public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were winding down their Friday when bullets smashed through their office windows, whizzing just over their cubicle walls.

Across the street from the CDC campus, a gunman had opened fire on its buildings, bringing panic to the to the upscale Atlanta neighborhood and the sprawling, open-access campus of Emory University that is adjacent to it.

“Active shooter on Emory Atlanta Campus at Emory Point CVS. RUN, HIDE, FIGHT. Avoid the area. Continue shelter in place. Police on scene,” said a statement from the university.

The shooting began just before 5

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