Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer David Rose was shot and killed responding to an active shooter at the CVS at 520 Avenue Place in Atlanta near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at Emory University.
The suspect was brandishing multiple guns, firing at the windows of the CDC building around 4:50 p.m. When law enforcement arrived, he turned and fired at the officers. Officer Rose was struck and succumbed to his wounds at Emory University Hospital. Another officer received non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect was found on the 2nd floor of the CVS with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He died at the scene.
Officer Rose was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the DeKalb County Police Department for 11 months.
Survivors
He is survived by his expectant wife, two children, mother, and brother.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Rose served with the DeKalb County Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tucker community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
David Rose served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer David Rose is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At DeKalb County Police Department, 16 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Rose's cause is highlighted.
How David Rose Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed Suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. David Rose is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. David Rose was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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