Coverage dated August 8, 2025

Authorities ID suspect in CDC shooting as a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta

Headline from Delaware Public Media

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the man who opened fire at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as Patrick Joseph White. White died and a police officer was shot and killed.

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  1. Delaware Public Media

    Authorities ID suspect in CDC shooting as a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the man who opened fire at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as Patrick Joseph White. White died and a police officer was shot and killed.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Shooter who attacked CDC headquarters was a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the shooter was Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia.

  3. Boston

    Georgia authorities identify suspect in CDC shooting as a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Officer David Rose with the DeKalb County Police Department was shot and killed during the shooting Friday.

  4. The Hill

    Suspect identified in Atlanta shooting outside CDC: What to know (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Law enforcement on Saturday identified the suspect in an Atlanta shooting near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that left one police officer dead.

  5. The Hill

    CDC likely target in Atlanta shooting that killed officer (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    An Atlanta-area law enforcement official was killed in a shooting that police believe was targeting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  6. UPI

    Georgia officials identify gunman in shooting near CDC, Emory University (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The suspected gunman in the attack that killed a police officer near the Emory University campus and the CDC's headquarters was identified Saturday morning.

  7. Newsweek

    Who was Patrick Joseph White? What we know about CDC shooting suspect (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    White died during the incident, authorities said.

  8. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Authorities identify suspect in CDC shooting as a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    Gunman identified in CDC shooting in Atlanta, Georgia. Patrick Joseph White, 30, killed himself after fatally shooting Officer David Rose.

  9. Seattle Times

    Georgia authorities identify suspect in CDC shooting (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who opened fire at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia.

  10. Los Angeles Times

    Shooter who attacked the CDC headquarters, killing a police officer, is identified (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man in the deadly shooting at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a 30-year-old from suburban Atlanta. A neighbor said he often spoke of his distrust of vaccines.

  11. The Daily Caller

    Police ID Atlanta CDC Shooter And Give Possible Motive (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Authorities identified Patrick Joseph White, 30, of Kennesaw, Georgia as the shooter who killed police officer David Rose, 33, on the Emory University campus.

  12. Legitgov

  13. RedState

    Georgia Officials Have Now Released the Identity of the Shooter Near Atlanta CDC HQ; Trump Admin Responds (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    Georgia officials release identity of CDC shooter; police officer killed in Atlanta shooting.

  14. New York Post

    Police identify CDC shooter who killed police officer on Emory University campus (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The man who fatally shot a cop at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters has been identified by authorities as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White.

  15. CBS News

    Georgia authorities identify suspected gunman in shooting near the Emory University campus. Here (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Saturday identified the gunman as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, of Kennesaw, Georgia.

  16. Fox News

    Shooter named in CDC headquarters attack that left Georgia police officer dead (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Patrick Joseph White, 30, is suspected of fatally shooting DeKalb County police officer David Rose near CDC headquarters in Atlanta on Friday.

  17. The Boston Globe

    Georgia authorities identify suspect in CDC shooting that killed police officer (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    A police officer died Friday in an attack that prompted a massive law enforcement response to one of the nation’s most prominent public health institutions.

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

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