{"id":14508,"date":"2026-05-06T23:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/dekalb-police-officer-killed-in-cdc-shooting-honored-at-memorial-for-fallen-officers-atlanta-news-first\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T23:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T23:14:09","slug":"dekalb-police-officer-killed-in-cdc-shooting-honored-at-memorial-for-fallen-officers-atlanta-news-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/dekalb-police-officer-killed-in-cdc-shooting-honored-at-memorial-for-fallen-officers-atlanta-news-first\/","title":{"rendered":"DeKalb police officer killed in CDC shooting honored at memorial for fallen officers – Atlanta News First"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) \u2014 It\u2019s been nine months since DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose was killed in the line of duty at the CDC. On Wednesday morning, he was honored at the DeKalb County Fallen Officers Memorial.
His mother, Devean Atkinson Burnett, placed a white rose in a wreath during the memorial ceremony in honor of Rose.
\u201cShaken up, still can\u2019t believe he\u2019s not here anymore. Still can\u2019t believe that he\u2019s gone,\u201d said Burnett.
Burnett told Atlanta News First the grief still catches her off guard.
\u201cThere are times I\u2019m just driving in the car and I start crying,\u201d said Burnett.
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The bell tolled for Rose and 45 other members of law enforcement in DeKalb County killed in the line of duty since 1852.
Like Officer Tom Atkisson, who was killed in the line of duty back in 1976. His family was there, including his nephew, who is now a major for the Dekalb County Police Department, and Atkisson\u2019s brother-in-law, William Wallace Jr.
Wallace says even after five decades, their family comes to this memorial every year.
\u201cIt does get easier, but you don\u2019t ever get through it,\u201d said Wallace.
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Burnett said seeing the Atkisson family made her smile.
\u201cI was so happy to see that family. They are truly a standing pole to let us know that yes, no matter how long it is, they\u2019re still gonna thank us and still remember,\u201d said Burnett.
Burnett said the support of other officers and their families has meant so much since Rose was killed, and she appreciates the memorial paying tribute to the fallen but not forgotten.
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\u201cIt\u2019s an emotional day every day for me. But you know, I get up and smile and know he did what he would do again and again,\u201d said Burnett.
Rose\u2019s name will be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers\u2019 Memorial in Washington D.C. next Wednesday.
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