{"id":2472828,"date":"2025-08-09T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shooter-who-attacked-cdc-headquarters-was-a-30-year-old-man-from-suburban-atlanta-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T14:41:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:41:53","slug":"shooter-who-attacked-cdc-headquarters-was-a-30-year-old-man-from-suburban-atlanta-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shooter-who-attacked-cdc-headquarters-was-a-30-year-old-man-from-suburban-atlanta-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooter who attacked CDC headquarters was a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshooter-who-attacked-cdc-headquarters-was-a-30-year-old-man-from-suburban-atlanta-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2472828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta, Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters, killing a police officer and causing panic at the agency and nearby Emory University. Officer David Rose of the DeKalb County Police Department was fatally wounded responding to the incident. White fired from across the street, damaging multiple CDC buildings. The shooter died at the scene; it is unclear if by police or self-inflicted.<\/p>\n<p>The attack led to a major law enforcement response and disrupted CDC operations, with many employees sheltering in place. Health and Human Services Secretary robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed sorrow over the tragedy but received criticism from some former CDC staff who blamed him for fostering mistrust towards the agency.<\/p>\n<p>White reportedly expressed strong distrust of COVID-19 vaccines.His neighbors described him as unsettled but not apparently violent. Officer Rose, a former Marine and newly graduated police officer, leaves behind a wife and three children. The shooting highlighted tensions around science, public health, and political issues impacting the CDC workforce.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Shooter who attacked CDC headquarters was a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2198855\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>ATLANTA (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> Investigators identified a 30-year-old man from suburban <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/atlanta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Atlanta<\/a> on Saturday as the person who opened fire on&nbsp;the U.S. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>, killing a police officer and spreading panic through the health agency and nearby <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colleges-and-universities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Emory University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the shooter was Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia. Officer David Rose of the DeKalb County Police Department was mortally wounded Friday while responding. No one else was hit, although police said four people reported to emergency rooms with symptoms of anxiety. Many CDC employees sought cover in their offices as bullets hit the agency&rsquo;s headquarters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3495104\/indiana-helps-ice-deport-illegal-immigrants-speedway-slammer\/\">Indiana goes all-in to help ICE arrest, detain, and deport illegal immigrants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3495481\/suspect-montana-bar-shooting-arrested-after-weeklong-manhunt\/\">Suspect in Montana bar shooting arrested after weeklong manhunt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3495396\/active-shooter-reported-emory-university-georgia\/\">One officer dead after shooting at Emory University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Police say White opened fire at the campus from across the street, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >leaving gaping bullet holes<\/a> in windows and littering the sidewalk outside a CVS pharmacy with bullet casings. The attack prompted a massive law enforcement response to one of the nation&rsquo;s most prominent public health institutions.<\/p>\n<p>At least four CDC buildings were hit,&nbsp;Director Susan Monarez&nbsp;said in a post on X, and dozens of impacts were visible from outside the campus. Images shared by employees showed bullet-pocked windows in offices where thousands of scientists and staff work on critical disease research.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kennedy reaches out to CDC staff<\/h2>\n<p>&ldquo;We are deeply saddened by the tragic shooting at CDC&rsquo;s Atlanta campus that took the life of officer David Rose,&rdquo;&nbsp;Health and Human Services Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>&nbsp;said Saturday. &ldquo;We know how shaken our public health colleagues feel today. No one should face violence while working to protect the health of others,&rdquo; his statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Some laid-off employees rejected the expressions of solidarity Kennedy made in a &ldquo;Dear colleagues&rdquo; email, and called for his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kennedy is directly responsible for the villainization of CDC&rsquo;s workforce through his continuous lies about&nbsp;science and vaccine safety, which have fueled a climate of hostility and mistrust,&rdquo; Fired but Fighting said.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of CDC staffers sheltered in place during the shooting and many couldn&rsquo;t leave for hours afterward on Friday as investigators interviewed witnesses and gathered evidence. The staff was told to work from home or take leave on Monday.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fired workers blame Trump administration<\/h2>\n<p>CDC workers already faced uncertain futures due to&nbsp;funding cuts, layoffs,&nbsp;and political disputes over their agency&rsquo;s mission. &ldquo;Save the CDC&rdquo; signs are common in some Atlanta-area neighborhoods, and a group of laid-off employees has been demanding action from elected officials to push back against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a>&lsquo;s cuts.<\/p>\n<p>This shooting was the &ldquo;physical embodiment of the narrative that has taken over, attacking science, and attacking our federal workers,&rdquo; said Sarah Boim, a former CDC communications staffer who was fired this year during&nbsp;wave of terminations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s devastating,&rdquo; said Boim. &ldquo;When I saw the picture of those windows having been struck by bullets I really lost it,&rdquo; she said, her voice cracking.<\/p>\n<p>A voicemail left at a phone number listed for White&rsquo;s family in public records was not immediately returned Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A distrust of COVID-19 vaccines<\/h2>\n<p>A neighbor of White told the <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em> that White spoke with her multiple times about his distrust of COVID-19 vaccines.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Hoalst, who lives in same cul-de-sac as White&rsquo;s family, said he seemed like a good guy&rdquo; while doing yard work and walking dogs for neighbors, but would bring up vaccines even in unrelated conversations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was very unsettled and he very deeply believed that vaccines hurt him and were hurting other people,&rdquo; Hoalst told the Atlanta newspaper. &ldquo;He emphatically believed that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Hoalst said she never believed White would be violent: &ldquo;I had no idea he thought he would take it out on the CDC.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The gunman died at the scene, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Friday, adding: &ldquo;We do not know at this time whether that was from officers or if it was self-inflicted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Slain officer leaves wife and 3 kids<\/h2>\n<p>He had been armed with a long gun, and authorities recovered three other firearms at the scene, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing ... Cars\">law enforcement official<\/a> who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Rose, 33, was a former Marine who served in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Afghanistan<\/a>, graduated from the police academy in March and &ldquo;quickly earned the respect of his colleagues for his dedication, courage and professionalism,&rdquo; DeKalb County said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This evening, there is a wife without a husband. There are three children, one unborn, without a father,&rdquo; DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the complex that includes four floors of apartments above the CVS store, some people came Saturday to witness what had happened.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sam Atkins, who lives in Stone Mountain, said gun violence feels like &ldquo;a fact of life&rdquo; now: &ldquo;This is an everyday thing that happens here in Georgia.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The newly-confirmed Monarez hailed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-goes-back-on-pledge-to-defund-police\/\" title=\"Minneapolis goes back on pledge to defund ...\">police response<\/a> and called off in-person work on Monday, telling staff in a Friday email that the shooting brought &ldquo;fear, anger and worry to all of us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2198855\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2198855\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>30-year-old suburban Atlanta man attacked CDC HQ, killing officer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2472829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cdc-shooter-identified.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9584,4002,60990,6842,18155],"class_list":["post-2472828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-atlanta","tag-attack","tag-cdc-headquarters","tag-shooter","tag-suburban"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cdc-shooter-identified.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2472828"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2472832,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472828\/revisions\/2472832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2472829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2472828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2472828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2472828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}