The Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Saturday identified the gunman as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, of Kennesaw, Georgia.
A shooting near the Emory University campus and just outside the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday left two people dead and bullet marks in windows across the sprawling campus. A police officer was killed, and the suspected shooter was found dead in a nearby building, authorities said.
No one else was reported injured.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Saturday identified the gunman as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, of Kennesaw, Georgia. His motive is still unknown this early in the investigation, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said on Friday.Map shows area of shooting
The shooting began just before 5 p.m. directly across the main entrance to the CDC campus.
The attack, which unfolded near neighboring Emory University, prompted a massive law enforcement response to one of the nation’s most prominent public health institutions. At least four CDC buildings were hit, Director Susan Monarez said in a post on X.
„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.
The shelter in place was lifted a little after 6:30 p.m.
When the shooting began, staff at a nearby restaurant hunkered down and said they heard a string of gunshots. „It sounded like fireworks going off, one right after the other“, said Brandy Giraldo, the chief operating officer of The General Muir restaurant.
