The University of Emory reported an active shooter on its Atlanta campus, Georgia on Friday.
The official school website said the incident was happening near the Emory Point CVS.
A refuge order has been established in the place. “Run. Hide. Fight. Avoid the area,” said the university.
The sources told ABC News that the Local Police found a suspect and tried to involve the person when shots were exchanged.
The police on the scene or a shooting reported on the Atlanta campus of the University of Emory in Atlanta, on August 8, 2025.
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The school campus is located near the headquarters of Centers for Nursing Control and Prevention (CDC). It was not clear immediately if the shooting was related to the federal agency.
The governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, issued a statement about X thanking the first to respond “towards the danger of submitting the shooter and saving lives.”
“We ask him to join us to hold them in our prayers, along with those damaged tonight near the center of the CDC,” Kemp wrote.
The Atlanta Police Department and FBI Atlanta are responding. More details were not available immediately.
Emergency vehicles are aligned near the University of Emory and disease control centers and the disease prevention headquarters in Atlanta, on August 8, 2025.
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Georgia’s attorney general Chris Carr, issued a statement on Friday, saying: “We are horrified by the news of the University of Emory and pray for the security of the entire community of the campus.”
The White House is monitoring the situation, an official told ABC News.
Pierre Thomas, Luke Barr and Kelsey Walsh of ABC News contributed to this report.
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