Officer David Rose, 33, was shot while responding to the gunfire, the DeKalb County Police Department said in a news release. He was transported to nearby Emory University Hospital where he died of his injuries. Newsweek has contacted the police department for further comment via email.

Emory University sent out an active shooting alert to its Atlanta campus late this afternoon. Additional details about the situation were not immediately clear. The Atlanta Police Department is on scene investigating an active shooter, police said in a statement. Information is still being collected as the incident is still unfolding, police said.

A police officer was killed after authorities say an active shooter opened fire near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters and Emory University's Atlanta campus on Friday afternoon.