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Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 2 developments

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the man who fired more than 180 shots with a long gun at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

WFMZ Allentown's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression; union demands statement against misinformation

    Headline from Thv11 ·

  2. Newest

    Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

Reports & sources

34 articles, oldest first.

  1. WFMZ Allentown

    CDC shooter believed COVID vaccine made him suicidal, his father tells police (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that a Georgia man who opened fire Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta had blamed

  2. AL.com

    Shooter who attacked CDC headquarters believed COVID vaccine made him sick (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    ATLANTA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the CDC shooter as a Kennesaw man who blamed the COVID vaccine for his illness.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression; union demands statement against misinformation (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    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, killing a police officer.

  4. WHDH Boston

    CDC shooter believed COVID vaccine made him suicidal, his father tells police - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, shooting dozens of rounds into the sprawling complex

  5. Los Angeles Times

    CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression. Union demands statement against misinformation (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A Georgia man who opened fire at CDC headquarters, killing a police officer, blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for his depression. A CDC workers union calls for a statement about vaccine misinformation.

  6. The Columbian

    Suspect in CDC shooting blamed COVID-19 vaccine for depression (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    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 Preve

  7. WFMZ Allentown

    Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the man who fired more than 180 shots with a long gun at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  8. Al Jazeera

    Gunman who attacked CDC aimed to send message against COVID vaccine: Police (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Investigators say the suspect blamed the COVID vaccine for his health issues ahead of a deadly shooting in Atlanta.

  9. AL.com

    Atlanta gunman fired more than 180 shots at CDC headquarters to protest COVID vaccines (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    Patrick Joseph White had written about wanting to make “the public aware of his discontent with the vaccine."

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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