The death of DeKalb County police Officer David Rose left an unfillable void in the hearts of his loved ones, and there’s now a way for the community to support his family.

Rose, 33, was critically injured while responding to calls for help as a gunman opened fire outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday. He was rushed to Emory University Hospital, where his mother had been an intensive care unit nurse for nearly two decades, and died a short time later.

His family launched an online fundraiser in response to the overwhelming number of requests to offer support for them, the county said in a statement released late Sunday. It is the only official fundraiser to help his family, according to the GoFundMe page.

The donation site has raised nearly $30,000 as of ea

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