Flowers and other gestures have been placed near the crime scene as the community mourns the 33-year-old officer. Flags on county properties are flying at half-staff in his honor.

Officer David Rose, 33, was shot while responding to the gunfire, the DeKalb County Police Department said in a news release. He was transported to nearby Emory University Hospital where he died of his injuries. Newsweek has contacted the police department for further comment via email.