The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the gunman as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, of Kennesaw, Georgia.

Officials are still investigating a shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, that killed a police officer on Aug. 8. The suspect, Patrick Joseph White, 30, may have been disgruntled over vaccine side effects before perpetrating the shooting, according to multiple reports.

Public memorial service for fallen DeKalb County Officer David Rose will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 22 at First Baptist Church Atlanta in Dunwoody.

The suspected gunman in the shooting of a police officer at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on Friday has been identified as Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia.

The employee wants people to hear what she experienced, hoping to spark conversations about preventing this in the future and stopping vaccine misinformation.

An Atlanta shooting that left a police officer dead may have resulted from the shooter’s skepticism about the COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports about the deceased gunman’s and past comments.

Patrick Joseph White, a 30-year-old Georgia man, is accused of opening fire outside the CDC buildings in Atlanta on Friday, killing one police officer.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - More than one week after a deadly shooting, many CDC employees are still working remotely. On Monday, a CDC microbiologist said after more than a week of working remotely, she was ready to be back.