An active shooter was reported at Georgia’s Emory University Friday and the school urged all students to shelter in place – as a building at the nearby CDC headquarters was seen riddled with bullets.
“Active shooter on Atlanta Campus near Emory Point,” the college posted in a terrifying post on X on the last day of summer term.
“RUN. HIDE. FIGHT,” the post continued.
A separate post noted the shooting was near the Emory Point CVS.
The Atlanta Police Department said it was responding to reports of an active shooter near 1760 Clifton Road – close to where the CVS referred to in the alert is located.
A rapid barrage of gunfire can be heard in horrifying social media videos as police and first responders raced to the scene.
In one video filmed by a nearby resident, eight gunshots ring out, followed by a brief pause, then more than a dozen pop in rapid succession.
A heavy police presence is currently surrounding Emory Point and the main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, FOX 5 reported.
Chilling photos shared online showed bullet holes piercing the windows of the CDC headquarters, located right next to the university.
One police cruiser at the scene also appeared to have been hit by about a dozen gunshots to its windshield and hood.
Another photo shows what appears to be a man lying lifeless on a stretcher beside an ambulance surrounded by dozens of police officers.
It remains unclear whether the person pictured is the alleged shooter.
“Students at Emory please take cover,” George Rep. Mike Collins posted on X.
“Praying for a swift end to this threat.”
More information wasn’t immediately available.
