Georgia: suspected gunman and police officer dead after shooting near CDC and Emory University

Name of officer not released and authorities say no ongoing threat' after witnesses say bullets hit CDC building windows

A suspected gunman and a police officer are dead after law enforcement responded to reports of an active shooter near the adjoining campuses of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday, authorities said.

It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of one of our very own DeKalb county police officers," Greg Padrick, the county's interim police chief, said at a news conference on Friday night. The name of the officer who was fatally shot while responding was not immediately released.