A man shot at his co-worker during a dispute near the Emory University campus Thursday, prompting officials to issue a brief emergency alert asking the public to stay clear of the area.
Emory police were notified just after 8 a.m. about the shooting at Emory Point, an apartment and retail complex adjacent to campus in DeKalb County, Emory police Chief Burt Buchtinec said in a statement. When officers arrived, they learned that at least one shot had been fired inside a restaurant during an isolated incident between two employees of an Emory-affiliated company, but no one was injured. An all-clear was given about 20 minutes later after the suspect left the area.
“This individual is no longer permitted on Emory’s campuses or in any Emory facilities,” Buchtinec said.
During the incident, authorities said the 60-year-old suspect went to get his gun from his car, returned to the kitchen and shot at the victim but missed. He then threatened another co-worker with the gun and drove away in a 2021 silver Chevrolet Malibu.