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Gunman fired more than 180 shots at CDC headquarters, but no staff wounded, officials say
Patrick Joseph White fired nearly 500 rounds targeting CDC buildings due to his distrust of COVID-19 vaccines, killing one officer before dying by suicide, authorities said.
- Authorities say a suspected shooter in Atlanta fired over 500 rounds at CDC headquarters last week, then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, investigators confirmed.
- Writings at his family home showed White
expressed discontent with COVID-19 vaccines and wanted to make the public aware of his grievances, authorities say. - Authorities say he broke into Kenneth White’s locked safe to access five firearms, including his father’s gun, before the attack.
- The incident resulted in death; DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose was killed responding to the attack, and White died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a CVS.
- In the aftermath, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says they are monitoring all potential threats to CDC personnel and are implementing additional security measures, officials say.
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Robert Malone speaking at CPAC. Image: Gage SkidmoreLast Friday, 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White took a little trip to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, whereupon he fired 200 rounds into several buildings, ultimately killing DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose and then himself. Why? Because he was obsessed by the idea that the COVID vaccine had harmed him and made him depressed.THIS RIGHT HERE. A number of ra…
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RFK Jr. Reiterates The Same Rhetoric That Made His Own Employees Targets
Police have now confirmed that Patrick White is the man who killed a police officer while going on a shooting rampage targeting the CDC campus in Atlanta, Georgia. Police have also confirmed that the motive for the attempted mass shooting was White's complaints about COVID-19 vaccines and the CDC's response to the pandemic overall. Documents…
CDC shooting latest in string of hostility directed at health-care workers
ATLANTA -- A barrage of bullets launched at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccinations is the latest attack directed at health-care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic.
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