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Authorities Name Gunman in Emory University-CDC Shooting as Patrick Joseph White
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUG 10 – Patrick Joseph White, who blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for his health issues, killed a police officer and fired at multiple CDC buildings before dying at the scene, authorities said.
- On Friday, a man from Kennesaw, Georgia, named Patrick Joseph White, aged 30, opened fire near the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, resulting in the death of DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose.
- White first tried to enter the CDC building but was stopped by security, then fired numerous rounds from across the street near a CVS pharmacy.
- The shooting damaged at least four CDC buildings with bullet holes, triggered a large law enforcement response, and caused anxiety among staff and nearby residents.
- Authorities reported White blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for his depression and suicidal thoughts, and his father confirmed his fixation on vaccines and distress over his dog’s death.
- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation leads a complex inquiry expected to take time, while CDC officials plan a full security review and mourn Officer Rose's death.
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Hastings Tribune‘It’s terrifying’: CDC employees speak about shooting, lingering fears
By David Aaro, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dr. Elizabeth Soda felt helpless as she frantically messaged her co-workers Friday once a gunman had opened fire on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 40-year-old, who works at the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, had just left her CDC office 30 minutes before the shooting. Now her colleagues were stuck and barricaded inside. “There were lots of messag…
Georgia CDC shooter who killed police officer blamed Covid-19 vaccine for depression
A Georgia man who had blamed the Covid-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer.
Dalia Faheid, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN On a hastily arranged Zoom call Saturday, about 800 shaken employees at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tried to make sense of the trauma they suffered just a day earlier when a gunman opened fire on the agency’s buildings from across the street. They were gearing up for the weekend when more than 40 bullets shattered their office windows, whizzing just above their cubicle walls an…
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