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CDC shooting: Atlanta police officer dies after attack near health agency's headquarters Gunman who attacked CDC may have had anti-Covid vaccine beliefs
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Atlanta police sealed streets around Centers for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters near Emory UniversityAtlanta police sealed streets around Centers for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters near Emory University
A police officer has died after he was injured in a shooting outside the headquarters of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. Investigators say that the man who opened fire on the headquarters of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, killing a police officer, may have been opposed to Covid vaccinations.
David Rose, 33, who graduated from the police academy in March, died in hospital after he was mortally wounded. No civilians were injured. Officer David Rose, 33, who graduated from the police academy in March, died in hospital after he was wounded. No civilians were injured.
The attack, which targeted four buildings at the CDC's Roybal Campus, involved a "single shooter" who died at the scene. Officials named him as Patrick Joseph White, 30. Officials told US media on Saturday that they were looking into the theory that the suspect, Patrick Joseph White, 30, was ill, or thought he was ill from a Covid vaccine. White died in the incident.
The motive is unclear, but unnamed law-enforcement officials told the BBC's US partner CBS that investigators were looking into the theory that the suspect was ill, or thought he was ill from a Covid vaccine. The CDC, which tracks outbreaks of illness in the US, played a central role during the Covid pandemic and has been heavily-criticised by vaccine skeptics.
Officer Rose was a former Marine who had served in Afghanistan.Officer Rose was a former Marine who had served in Afghanistan.
DeKalb County official Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said: "This evening, there is a wife without a husband. There are three children, one unborn, without a father."DeKalb County official Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said: "This evening, there is a wife without a husband. There are three children, one unborn, without a father."
Media reports suggested the gunman's father had called police on the day of the shooting, believing his son was suicidal.Media reports suggested the gunman's father had called police on the day of the shooting, believing his son was suicidal.
A neighbour of White told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the suspect had mentioned to her that repeatedly he distrusted Covid-19 vaccines. A neighbour of White told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the suspect had mentioned to her repeatedly that he distrusted Covid-19 vaccines.
Nancy Hoalst, who lives across the street from White's family in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, told the newspaper: "He was very unsettled and he very deeply believed that vaccines hurt him and were hurting other people. He emphatically believed that."Nancy Hoalst, who lives across the street from White's family in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, told the newspaper: "He was very unsettled and he very deeply believed that vaccines hurt him and were hurting other people. He emphatically believed that."
Officer David Rose was a former MarineOfficer David Rose was a former Marine
A neighbour who spoke to CBS, the BBC's US partner, said that the suspect was very skinny and was adamant that the Covid vaccine made him sick.
His "beliefs were core to who became," she added.
CDC Director Susan Monarez said the centre was "heartbroken" by the attack.CDC Director Susan Monarez said the centre was "heartbroken" by the attack.
"DeKalb County police, CDC security, and Emory University responded immediately and decisively, helping to prevent further harm to our staff and community," she wrote in a post on X."DeKalb County police, CDC security, and Emory University responded immediately and decisively, helping to prevent further harm to our staff and community," she wrote in a post on X.
In a press briefing on Friday, police said they became aware of a report of an active shooter at around 16:50 local time (20:50 GMT) that day near the CDC. In a press briefing on Friday, police said they became aware of a report of an active shooter about 16:50 local time (20:50 GMT) that day near the CDC.
Officers from multiple agencies responded. The CDC campus received a number of rounds of gunfire into its buildings.Officers from multiple agencies responded. The CDC campus received a number of rounds of gunfire into its buildings.
Police said they found the shooter "struck by gunfire" - but could not specify whether that was from law enforcement or self-inflicted.Police said they found the shooter "struck by gunfire" - but could not specify whether that was from law enforcement or self-inflicted.
Secretary of Health Robert Kennedy Jr also issued a statement saying the agency was "deeply saddened" by the attack that claimed an officer's life. Secretary of Health Robert Kennedy Jr issued a statement saying the agency was "deeply saddened" by the attack that claimed an officer's life.
"We know how shaken our public health colleagues feel today. No-one should face violence while working to protect the health of others," said Kennedy."We know how shaken our public health colleagues feel today. No-one should face violence while working to protect the health of others," said Kennedy.
Kennedy has previously expressed doubts about the side effects of vaccines, especially Covid vaccines, and has been accused of spreading misinformation.Kennedy has previously expressed doubts about the side effects of vaccines, especially Covid vaccines, and has been accused of spreading misinformation.
Some former CDC employees who were fired as part of Elon Musk's campaign to shrink the government rejected Kennedy's statement.
"Kennedy is directly responsible for the villainization of CDC's workforce through his continuous lies about science and vaccine safety, which have fueled a climate of hostility and mistrust," one ex-employee wrote, according to the Associated Press news agency.
Another former CDC employee told the outlet that the shooting was the "physical embodiment of the narrative that has taken over, attacking science, and attacking our federal workers".
Media outlets have reported that CDC employees have been asked to work remotely on Monday.Media outlets have reported that CDC employees have been asked to work remotely on Monday.