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What we know about Friday’s shooting at the US’s top public health institute
By
Kathleen Magramo
,
Ray Sanchez
Updated 7 min ago

This still from aerial video shows an active police scene near the campus of Emory University and the CDC.
'He never had a chance': CNN reporter ...
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Employees at the top US public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, were winding down their Friday when bullets smashed through their office windows, whizzing just over their cubicle walls.

Across the street from the CDC campus, a gunman — possibly motivated by a hatred of vaccines — had opened fire on the agency’s buildings, bringing panic to the upscale Atlanta neighborhood and the sprawling, open-access campus of Emory University that is adjacent to it.

“Active shooter on Emory Atlanta Campus at Emory Point CVS. RUN, HIDE, FIGHT. Avoid the area. Continue shelter in place. Police on scene,” said a statement from the university.

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The gunman was found dead on the second floor of the CVS store. He was struck by gunfire, but police could not say if it came from officers or the gunman himself.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Saturday identified Patrick Joseph White, 30, a resident of the Atlanta suburb Kennesaw, as the shooter.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/09/us/atlanta-cdc-emory-university-shooting-hnk