Misinformation 'lead to deadly consequence' in Atlanta
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More than a week after the deadly shooting near the CDC and Emory University, pieces are still being put together of the details of what happened.
ATLANTA — Hundreds of runners gathered in downtown Atlanta on Saturday morning to raise money for the family of Officer David Rose, who died in last week’s shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The quality of information around vaccines came into the spotlight after the CDC headquarters shooting. The gunman, Patrick White, who shot nearly 200 rounds at the building and killed a security guard, blamed a Covid vaccine for his mental health issues, including depression.
The gunman who opened fire Friday at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention broke into his father’s safe to get the five firearms recovered at the scene, state investigators said Tuesday, as some CDC workers seeking answers and reassurance from leadership were left dissatisfied by a short agency-wide meeting about the shooting.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the gunman as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, of Kennesaw, Georgia.
Runners at the Atlanta’s Finest 5K race on Saturday raised money for the family of DeKalb County police Officer David Rose, who was killed in the line of duty last week.
CDC personnel said it could take "weeks or even months" to replace the damaged windows and fully clean up the site.
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Atlanta News First on MSNMany CDC workers working remotely, some returned Thursday to pay tribute to slain officer
One employee, Daniel Perry, came back Thursday for the very first time to pay tribute to Officer David Rose, who was killed in the shooting. The suspect, 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, shot and killed himself during the incident, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.