Emory University sent out an active shooting alert to its Atlanta campus late this afternoon. Additional details about the situation were not immediately clear. The Atlanta Police Department is on scene investigating an active shooter, police said in a statement. Information is still being collected as the incident is still unfolding, police said.

Police in Atlanta say the suspect is dead and there is no ongoing threat after reports of an active shooter near Emory University and the CDC headquarters.

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.