US EditionSuspected gunman and police officer dead in shooting near the CDC and Emory University, police say
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AUG 8 – The gunman blamed an illness on the COVID-19 vaccine, killing one officer and damaging multiple CDC buildings before dying at the scene, officials said.
- A police officer has died from injuries sustained during a shooting outside the headquarters of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , which is near Emory University.
- The officer killed was identified as 33-year-old David Rose, who had two children with another on the way.
- Police found the shooter on the second floor of a CVS pharmacy, but it is unclear if the gunfire was from law enforcement or self-inflicted.
- Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens stated the man's motive is not known as the investigation is still in the preliminary stages.
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