JAKARTA - A police officer suffered critical injuries after an active shooter opened fire near the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters and Emory University campus in Atlanta, United States, on Friday afternoon local time.
As reported by ABC News, Saturday, August 9, the Atlanta Police Department said the suspect was killed by gunshot wounds, which may have attempted suicide.
No civilians were shot in the incident, police said.
Atlanta Police Chief, Darin Schierbaum, said the suspect fired several shots into the CDC building to break the window.
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There were 92 children at a child care center at the CDC campus at that time. It was confirmed that the police, the children were not injured.
Meanwhile, the suspect was found on the second floor of theomalous Emory Point pharmacy, across the street from the CDC building. There was a shootout between the perpetrator and the police.
A DeKalb County Police officer was seriously injured in the shootout.
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