Active Shooter Reported on the Campus of Emory University in Atlanta – Twitchy

An active shooter has been reported on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Students have been advised to shelter in place as a large police presence responds to the campus. There have been no reports on injuries, and the shooter may be holed up in a CVS pharmacy.

Students received text messages instructing them to ‘Run, Hide, Fight.’

BREAKING: Emory University reported an active shooter on its Atlanta, Georgia, campus on Friday.

“RUN. HIDE. FIGHT. Avoid the area,” the university said.https://t.co/e3XYD9VYpK pic.twitter.com/RriVrBzZ4L

— ABC News (@ABC) August 8, 2025

Multiple videos have been uploaded to social media in which multiple gunshots can be heard.

🚨 BREAKING: The Emory University Atlanta shooter is reportedly “DOWN,” per radio traffic

It is NOT known how many casualties there are yet

Keep praying! pic.twitter.com/hwLOwQxbS9

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 8, 2025

WARZONE: There is currently an active shooter at Emory University in Georgia.

It sounds like a literal war zone.

pic.twitter.com/cIWIgg37Pt

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) August 8, 2025

The area of the campus is near the Center for Disease Control, which has also reported shots being fired, and there are reports that a CDC building has been struck by gunfire.

BREAKING: Active shooter at the CDC. We received these pictures from a CDC employee inside a building hit my bullets. This is building #24. #cdc #emory pic.twitter.com/iwOm0OXDWm

— Andy Pierrotti (@AndyPierrotti) August 8, 2025

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There are also unconfirmed reports that a police officer has been shot. A photo from the scene shows a police cruiser that appears to have been struck several times.

Again, the reports of a police officer being struck are unconfirmed at this time.

BREAKING#Atlanta / #Georgia

POSSIBLE ACTIVE SHOOTER AT EMORY UNIVERSITY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

That Cop car is F**KED UP pic.twitter.com/XQVeqrPJbG

— OC Scanner 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 (@OC_Scanner) August 8, 2025

This is an active scene, and there is a massive police presence in the area.

🚨🇺🇸#BREAKING | NEWS ⚠️
Active shooter situation at Emory University massive police response. At least one officer down story developing pic.twitter.com/PwcF7dWrz6

— Todd Paron🇺🇸🇬🇷🎧👽 (@tparon) August 8, 2025

This is an active scene, and all information should be taken with a grain of salt until confirmed.

Twitchy will keep you updated as this story develops.

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