A police officer has died from injuries sustained while responding to a shooting outside the headquarters of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is near Emory University. The Atlanta police department said the incident, which took place on Friday, involved a "single shooter" who is now dead.

A police officer died Friday in an attack that prompted a massive law enforcement response to one of the nation’s most prominent public health institutions.

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.