GBI says 5 weapons belonging to gunman's father were recovered at CDC shooting scene; shooter died of self

ATLANTA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday morning that five weapons belonging to the father of the gunman who fired upon the CDC campus in Atlanta last Friday were recovered at the scene, and that the shooter died of a self-inflicted wound.

The guns had been secured, according to the GBI, and the shooter "forced his way into the safe" that contained them. The mix of the five guns was described by GBI Director Chris Hosey as rifles, shotgun and possibly a handgun, with some uncertainty as to the exact combination. He said the majority of the shell casings on scene came from a long gun.

The GBI and other law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, held a morning press conference at GBI headquarters in Decatur. Among the other revelations were that nearly 200 rounds struck