Atlanta Track Club to donate proceeds from 5K registration to fallen police officer's family

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Officer David Rose was killed in the line of duty while responding to an active shooter near the CDC Campus on August 8.

Credit: DeKalb County Police Department

The Atlanta Track Club is donating proceeds from an upcoming race Saturday to the family of the DeKalb police officer killed in the shooting at the campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Proceeds from race registration for the “Atlanta’s Finest 5K” will go to officer David Rose’s children and family.

Atlanta Track Club CEO Rich Kenah said this race, which has been held since the 1990s, is a way for the track club to honor law enforcement.

"As I sat in my office last Friday, watching the attack unfold and felt helpless like everyone else, I wanted to lean into what the running community could do for Officer Rose and his family," he said. 

Registration fees are $45 per person. Kenah said the track club saw a spike of close to 2,000 registrations for the race.