CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression; union demands statement against misinformation
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUG 10 – A shooter targeted the CDC, citing COVID-19 vaccine-related depression as motive, prompting the CDC union to call for a statement addressing vaccine misinformation.
- A 30-year-old man opened fire outside the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, killing a police officer and blaming the COVID-19 vaccine for his depression.
- The shooter was found dead on the second floor of a building across from the CDC campus, armed with five guns.
- A union representing CDC workers demanded the agency condemn vaccine misinformation, citing months of vilification toward staff.
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CDC Staff: Anti-Vaccine Hostility Led To Targeted Shooting
A deadly shooting outside the CDC headquarters in Atlanta left a police officer and the suspected gunman dead Friday. The suspect claimed the COVID-19 vaccine caused his depression and suicidal thoughts. 🔍 What Happened: Police say 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White tried to enter the CDC campus but was stopped by security. He then crossed the […] The post CDC Staff: Anti-Vaccine Hostility Led to Targeted Shooting appeared first on The Georgia Su…


Gunman in CDC shooting blamed COVID-19 vaccine for making him suicidal
The gunman identified in Friday’s shooting near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta apparently blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal. Armed with five guns, Patrick Joseph White, 30, killed one police officer after firing multiple bullets at buildings across the CDC campus. He was initially denied entry into the headquarters. No other casualties were reported. The shooter’s body was f…
CDC shooter believed Covid vaccine made him suicidal - American Press
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. The 30-year-old suspect, who died during the incident, had also tried to get into the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta but was stopped by guards before driving to a pharmacy across the street and opening fi…
CDC shooter believed COVID vaccine was harmful; union says misinformation put staff at risk
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.
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