CDC shooter blamed health problems on COVID-19 vaccine, reports say

In the year leading up to Friday afternoon’s shooting, Patrick Joseph White spoke increasingly with a neighbor about his distrust of the COVID-19 vaccine.

White was named as the suspected shooter killed after he opened fire on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters on Friday. The shooter killed a police officer, but no civilians were harmed, authorities said.

The 30-year-old was known as a handyman of sorts in his quiet west Cobb neighborhood, regularly mowing lawns, trimming shrubs and walking dogs for his neighbors.

But in recent months, something seemed to change, said Nancy Hoalst, who lives directly across the street from White’s family. She said White regularly brought up his distrust of vaccines, even during casual conversations that were entirely unrelated.