DeKalb County police say there are no reports of injuries after an incident at Emory Decatur Hospital Wednesday morning.
Photos showed a heavy police presence in front of the hospital around 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Social media immediately lit up with reports of a shooting at the hospital. DeKalb police quickly put out information saying, “It is not and has never been an active shooter situation.”
They did confirm officers were working a situation near the hospital.
Later Wednesday morning, police confirmed the are investigating an incident that happened at the hospital but said the public is safe.
There has been NO ACTIVE SHOOTER incident at Emory Decatur Hospital today. No one has been injured and the public is safe! However, we are investigating an incident that took place this morning at the hospital.
— DeKalb County Police Department (@DeKalbCountyPD) July 28, 2021
Thank you,#WeAreDKPD pic.twitter.com/BJGpmq4gyA
The hospital is located on 2701 North Decatur Road.
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