The Uvalde Foundation for Kids, a national nonprofit formed after the 2022 elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, announced it will award Rose a posthumous commendation for heroism, according to a press release. The date for the award presentation has not been set.

A DeKalb County community is mourning the loss of Officer David Rose. His mother, Deveane Atkinson, described Rose as someone who had always been ready to help others.

Officer David Rose died on Friday while responding to an active shooter near the campuses of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University.