Police Officer Killed in Atlanta CDC Shooting Suspect Identified

Patrick Joseph White, a 30-year-old man from Kennesaw, Georgia, was identified by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation as the gunman who opened fire near the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Emory University campuses in Atlanta, resulting in the death of DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose. The shooting started around 4:50 p.m. on August 8, with White firing multiple rounds at CDC buildings and then entering a nearby CVS on the Emory University campus. Officer Rose, a former Marine with a deployment to Afghanistan who joined the police department in 2024, was fatally shot while responding to the scene. White was found dead at the scene, though it remains unclear if his death was self-inflicted or caused by law enforcement. The incident prompted a large multi-agency law enforcement response and an active shooter alert urging students and staff to run, hide, and fight. Despite extensive property damage, including bullet holes in multiple CDC buildings, no other injuries were reported, and the motive behind the attack is still under investigation.