A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, killing a police officer.
The 30-year-old suspect, identified as Patrick Joseph White, fired at least 180 shots, two people with direct knowledge of the investigative findings from the ongoing probe of the shooting told CBS News on Monday.
White, who died during the incident, had also tried to get inside the CDC's headquarters but was stopped by guards before driving to a pharmacy across the street and opening fire, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday. The suspect was armed with five guns, including at least one long gun, a law