CDC Shooting Suspect Identified

The deranged man who fatally shot a cop at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was a known anti-vaxxer whom one neighbor described as “very unsettled.”

The shooter, identified by Georgia authorities as Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, just north of Marietta, was found dead Friday after opening fire on at least four CDC buildings.

Investigators swarmed White’s childhood home late Friday, Shirah told the outlet.

DeKalb County police officer David Rose, 33, was struck and killed while responding to reports of the active shooter at the Clifton Road drugstore, which is located across the street from the CDC’s main campus.

The gunman was found dead on the second floor of the CVS, though authorities have not said if his fatal wound was self-inflicted.

Rose – who joined the department in September 2024 – was rushed to Emory University Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

A law enforcement source said the shooter was armed with a long gun, and authorities recovered three other firearms at the scene.

“There is extensive evidence to collect due to the complex scene. Numerous interviews are being conducted,” the Georgia Bureau of Investigation wrote in a statement. “This investigation will take an extended period of time.”