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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.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the gunman as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, of Kennesaw, Georgia.
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.
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.
Police in Atlanta say the suspect is dead after a shooting near Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters.
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation revealed new details during a Tuesday morning press conference about the suspect in the CDC shooting last week. FOX 5 Atlanta has also obtained a 911 call made by the suspect's father after the shooting.
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CDC employee describes fear, frustration after Atlanta campus shooting tied to COVID vaccine anger
The employee wants people to hear what she experienced, hoping to spark conversations about preventing this in the future and stopping vaccine misinformation.
Four CDC workers, who were not authorized to speak publicly, told CBS News under the condition of anonymity that they were "deeply disappointed and frustrated" by an apparent lack of leadership following Friday's shooting.
The quality of information around vaccines came into the spotlight after the CDC headquarters shooting. The gunman, Patrick White, who shot nearly 200 rounds at the building and killed a police officer, blamed a Covid vaccine for his mental health issues, including depression.