US EditionGunman fired more than 180 shots at CDC headquarters, but no staff wounded, officials say
The shooter fired more than 180 rounds, damaging six CDC buildings and killing one officer before dying by self-inflicted gunshot, motivated by beliefs about COVID-19 vaccines, officials said.
- On Friday, Patrick Joseph White opened fire at the CDC in Atlanta, firing more than 180 shots and shattering about 150 windows, killing a police officer.
- According to Georgia Bureau of Investigation records, White aimed to deliver a message against COVID-19 vaccines, believing they caused depression and discontent expressed in documents at his residence.
- Monarez said the attack struck at least four CDC buildings, and investigators reported more than 500 shell casings recovered from the scene.
- Amid mounting damage, CDC employees were advised to work from home this week, as cleanup may take weeks or months, according to CDC officials.
- Retired CDC official Stephan Monroe warned of a long-term hit to young scientists' willingness to work for the government, as false vaccine rhetoric can cause harm, Adams said.
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CDC shooting highlights hostility against health workers
The shooting at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta has shaken many in the field of public health. Authorities say the 32-year-old gunman fired nearly 200 rounds at six buildings on the CDC campus and believed COVID-19 vaccines were to blame for his mental health problems. Geoff Bennett discussed rhetoric and hostility against health professionals with Dr. Megan Ranney.
500 rounds fired in CDC shooting after Cobb County man steals father’s guns, Georgia Bureau of Investigation says
ATLANTA — He fired upwards of 500 shots, fatally striking a police officer, shattering glass and damaging buildings Friday afternoon at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Then, Patrick Joseph White turned one of the guns on himself, investigators said Tuesday. White, 30, had broken into his father’s gun cabinet and left the ...
The man who fired more than 180 shots with a long gun at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) forced a safe to remove his father's weapons and wanted to send a message against vaccines for COVID-19, authorities reported on Tuesday.
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CDC shooter objected to vaccines
ATLANTA — The man who fired more than 180 shots with a long gun at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broke into a locked safe to get his father’s weapons and wanted to send…
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