A man who opened fire on the headquarters of America's national public health agency - leaving a police officer dead - had blamed the COVID vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal.

Patrick Joseph White, a 30-year-old from Georgia, had tried to enter the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta but was stopped by guards, a law enforcement official said.

They added that White then drove to a pharmacy across the street before opening fire late on Friday afternoon.

He was armed with five guns - including at least one long gun.

DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose, who had three children, was shot dead while responding to the incident.

Image: DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose. Pic: Reuters

White also died, but authorities haven't said wheth

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