US EditionCDC Gunman Blamed His Depression on the COVID Vaccine: Here's What the Research Says
The shooter fired nearly 500 rounds at CDC headquarters, killing an officer while influenced by false COVID-19 vaccine beliefs and untreated schizophrenia, officials said.
- A gunman fired nearly 500 rounds at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta on August 8, 2025, killing Officer David Rose and breaking about 150 windows.
- Patrick Joseph White attributed his depression to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and sought to voice his dissatisfaction, all while dealing with mental health challenges and having easy access to firearms.
- The attack took place against a backdrop of growing hostility toward public health workers driven by misinformation, prompting experts to call on federal leaders to publicly reject falsehoods and enhance protections for their staff.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who leads the Department of Health and Human Services, strongly denounced the violence and emphasized that CDC employees—whom he described as the core of an exceptional global health organization—should never be subjected to such attacks.
- The shooting highlights the dangers of politicized vaccine misinformation and suggests a need for stronger opposition to political violence to protect public health workers going forward.
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Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsCDC Gunman Blamed His Depression on the COVID Vaccine: Here's What the Research Says
(MedPage Today) -- The 30-year-old gunman who opened fire on CDC headquarters last week, killing a police officer and inciting a campus-wide lockdown, attributed his depression and suicidal thoughts to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to his father...
1 week after deadly shooting at CDC, some employees feel Trump and RFK Jr. have moved on
U.S. President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — After a gunman opened fire on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) campus in Atlanta last week — forcing hundreds into lockdown, hitting six buildings and killing a police officer — authorities found he’d been harboring years-long grievances with the COVID-19 vaccine. Patrick White’s neighbors told A…
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The Washington PostA gunman shot at the CDC, killing an officer. Trump hasn’t said a word.
Things President Donald Trump talked about publicly this week: Sylvester Stallone’s body, the $200 million ballroom he wants to build at the White House, receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, not receiving a Kennedy Center lifetime achievement award and taking over the police force in the nation’s capital.
Vaccine Killer Was Depressed, Suicidal, Dog Died, Schizophrenia Meds
A young suicidal man named Patrick Joseph White, 30, said he wanted to call attention to the dangers of the COVID-19 vaccine. His solution was to shoot up a Georgia CDC and murder a police officer. Every media outlet said the same thing – he killed over vaccine misinformation. That’s what the entire media told […] The post Vaccine Killer Was Depressed, Suicidal, Dog Died, Schizophrenia Meds appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
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