DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — During Friday’s attack by a gunman at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, officials told staff the suspect fired close to 200 shots into the campus.
According to reporting by the Associated Press, citing an internal memo sent to agency staff, Patrick Joseph White fired more than 180 shots and broke about 150 windows.
The AP reported the bullets pierced the buildings’ “blast-resistant” windows, causing glass shards to spread through numerous rooms.
On Monday, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came to the agency’s metro Atlanta headquarters to review security and meet with staff.
According to HHS, Kennedy also met with the widow of DeKalb County Officer David Rose, who shot and killed while responding to the scene on Friday afternoon.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
TRENDING STORIES:
- Emory, DeKalb County community reacts to shooting near CDC headquarters
- Emory University, CDC shooting: Here’s what we know about Officer David Rose
- CVS employee shares moments suspected CDC shooter entered store
- Local 2883, CDC employee union, says shooting ‘compounds months of mistreatment’ of staff
- CDC staff to work remotely after shooting near Atlanta headquarters
[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
©2025 Cox Media Group
