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