Officer David Rose, 33, died in the line of duty on August 8, when a gunman opened fire outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s campus off Clifton Road. The violent attack led to a lockdown near Emory University, and six CDC buildings were hit by gunfire. Officer Rose was the first to respond and was fatally shot.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the gunman as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, of Kennesaw, Georgia.

The suspected gunman in the shooting of a police officer at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on Friday has been identified as Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia.

According to GBI, Patrick Joseph White fired 500 shots with nearly 200 hitting buildings at the CDC. Documents have been found referencing COVID-19 vaccine. Guns belonged to father and were secured, but White was able to take them.

An Atlanta shooting that left a police officer dead may have resulted from the shooter’s skepticism about the COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports about the deceased gunman’s and past comments.

Officer David Rose and suspect Patrick White are dead after a CDC Atlanta, Emory University active shooter incident.

The man who fired more than 500 rounds at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appears to have tried to get onto the agency’s campus two days before the August 8 shooting, according to an agency email obtained by CNN.