Misinformation 'lead to deadly consequence' in Atlanta
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the gunman as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, of Kennesaw, Georgia.
The man suspected of opening fire on CDC buildings in Atlanta had interacted with police after expressing thoughts of suicide, officials said.
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.
A responding officer was killed in the attack at the CDC's Atlanta campus on Friday. The shooter took his own life. Some agency staff are now blaming rampant misinformation for the attack.
The DeKalb County police officer killed in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday has been identified as 33-year-old David Rose. He leaves behind his pregnant wife and two children.
Current and former CDC employees are pushing for U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to denounce vaccine misinformation they say puts scientists at risk, as investigations into Friday’s shooting at the CDC in Atlanta continue. https://t.co/Y703htAgem
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CDC personnel said it could take "weeks or even months" to replace the damaged windows and fully clean up the site.
Public health workers and gun safety advocates gathered at a rally Tuesday night to commemorate last week’s deadly shooting near Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and demand policy changes to prevent future instances of gun violence.