The Atlanta Police Department said an active shooter near Emory University is dead and one officer was killed in the incident.

A DeKalb County police officer and gunman are dead after a man opened fire near the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University in Atlanta, police say.

The suspected shooter on Emory University's downtown Atlanta campus is dead and a DeKalb County officer responding to the incident was killed, authorities said.