UPDATE: Officer Killed in Emory University Sh**ting Identified

We have some tragic news to report.

The officer who was shot while responding to a shooting at Emory University in Atlanta, GA — near the CDC — has succumbed to his injuries.

33-year-old David Rose leaves behind his pregnant wife, two children, and his unborn baby.

Here’s what we know:

🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: FALLEN OFFICER IDENTIFIED-DAVID ROSE, 33, FATHER OF THREE INCLUDING UNBORN CHILD

DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose was killed responding to the CDC shooting today, leaving behind a wife, two children, and an unborn baby.

Rose had served with the department… https://t.co/8vHTOMoGoY pic.twitter.com/pb7PSBxy10

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 9, 2025

BREAKING: FALLEN OFFICER IDENTIFIED-DAVID ROSE, 33, FATHER OF THREE INCLUDING UNBORN CHILD

DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose was killed responding to the CDC shooting today, leaving behind a wife, two children, and an unborn baby.

Rose had served with the department since September and was “committed to serving the community,” according to Interim Police Chief Greg Padrick.

DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson:

“Today is a very dark day… There is a wife without a husband. There are three children, one unborn, without a father”

The 33-year-old officer was shot while responding to reports of an active shooter near the CDC campus, where the gunman targeted the facility over COVID vaccine beliefs.

Police are asking for prayers for Rose’s family and the entire DeKalb County Police Department.

Source: DeKalb County Police Department

After he was shot, Officer Rose was taken to Emory University Hospital, where he later died.

The gunman, who has only been identified as a white male, also died in the shooting, but it has not been revealed if he was killed by police or shot himself.

Fox5 Atlanta reported:

Interim Police Chief Greg Padrick confirmed the death during an evening news conference, identifying the fallen officer as 33-year-old David Rose. Rose joined the department in September 2024 and served in the North Central precinct. He is survived by his wife, two children and a third child on the way.

“This officer responded to the call as he was trained to do,” Padrick said. “He was committed to serving the community. We ask for your prayers and your thoughts during this difficult time, especially for his family, his friends, his loved ones and the entire DeKalb County Police Department family.”

Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said the first 911 call came in at 4:50 p.m., prompting a multi-agency response. Officers arrived at the CVS at Emory Point and found Rose critically wounded. He was rushed to Emory University Hospital, where he later died.

Police located the suspected gunman, described as a white male, on the store’s second floor with gunshot injuries. It is unclear whether his wounds were self-inflicted or caused by police gunfire. Atlanta Fire Rescue removed him from the building so medics could attempt lifesaving aid, but he died at the scene.

Miraculously, no civilians were harmed in the shooting, including children at the CDC daycare.

NBC News reported:

There were 92 children at a day care on the CDC campus in Atlanta when a shooting took place nearby, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said.

No civilians were shot in the incident. The children are safe, Dickens said.

David Rose’s death is truly heartbreaking.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp offered his condolences in this statement:

The entire Kemp family is also mourning today’s tragic loss of Officer David Rose. His service and memory will not be forgotten by a grateful state, and his loved ones and fellow @DeKalbCountyPD officers will remain in our hearts and prayers as they grieve his passing and this… https://t.co/jMmDQjxMXl

— Governor Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) August 9, 2025