Patrick Joseph White named as shooter who opened fire on CDC and killed cop ‘after suffering COVID vaccine injury’ | 9 Aug 2025 | The gunman who opened fire on the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta Friday and killed a police officer has been identified as Patrick Joseph White. The 30-year-old form Kennesaw, Georgia, was formally identified by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation as the shooter in the incident. Law enforcement had said on Friday that the gunman died in the shooting after a firefight with cops; it is unclear if he was shot by officers or committed suicide. During the shooting, 33-year-old police officer David Rose, a father-of-two, died after gunfire broke out at the CDC Buildings near Emory University. The shooter was armed with a long gun, and authorities recovered three other firearms at the scene, a law enforcement source told the Associated Press. CNN reported that the shooter’s family members spoke to law enforcement and told them that he blamed his recent illness on the Covid-19 vaccine.