Officer injured responding to active shooter at Emory University, near CDC headquarters in Atlanta

(Nexstar) – A police officer was injured to respond to the active shooter at Emory University in Atlanta on Friday.

The university alerted students to “running, hiding, and fighting” in a Social media is published to X At 5:01 pm after one and a half hours, the university said that a shelter had been raised in place.

At 6:43 pm, Atlanta police said There was no ongoing threat to the Emori campus or the surrounding neighborhood. ”

The police said, “The accident participated in one dead shooting now,” the police said. Atlanta Police Department confirmed that one of the officers was injured while responding to the accident. It was not immediately clear whether others were injured.

The shooting of the CVS pharmacy was reported at Emory Point, which is located below the street from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of its headquarters, as well as in Atlanta.

The aerial photos taken by local news helicopters showed a heavy presence of the police and one person loaded in an ambulance on a mobile.

Atlanta Police Department continued to demand people to avoid the Clifton road near the university on Friday evening.

Employees in one of the foods close to the campus closed the doors and toured inside. Brandi Geraldo, chief operational officer at General Muir, said that the staff at home heard a series of shots.

She said, “It seemed that the fireworks were exploding, one by one.”

“We were terrified of news from Emori University and we pray for the safety of the entire campus community,” said Georgia’s Prosecutor, Georgia.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.