A DeKalb County Police officer died in the incident and the suspect also died. DeKalb officials have identified the officer as David Rose. CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said Rose, 33, had wife and two children. They were expecting a third child, she said.
“Today is a very dark day in DeKalb County,” Cochran-Johnson said.
Rose started with DeKalb County Police in September 2024 and worked at the North Central Precinct in Tucker.
“He was committed to serving the community,” Interim Police Chief Greg Padrick said. “At this time we’re asking for the community’s prayers for his family, his friends, his loved ones and the entire DeKalb County Police Department family.”