Active shooter reported at Emory University in Atlanta, authorities say

Active shooter reported at Emory University in Atlanta (Copyright 2025 by WPLG Local10.com/ Associatedpress.com - All rights reserved.) An active shooter was reported on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta on Friday.

ATLANTA — Police were responding Friday to a report of an active shooter on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, near the entrance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Atlanta police did not immediately say whether anyone was injured in the shooting. The university warned students and others on the campus to shelter in place.

The university told students to “RUN, HIDE, FIGHT” and avoid the area, according to the alert on their website.

Atlanta police said they were responding to reports of an active shooter.

Staff at a deli near campus locked the doors and hunkered down inside. Brandy Giraldo, General Muir’s chief operating officer, said staffers inside heard a string of gunshots.

“It sounded like fireworks going off, one right after the other,” she said.

No other details about the incident were immediately released.

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