The suspected gunman in the shooting of a police officer at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on Friday has been identified as Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia.

Officials are still investigating a shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, that killed a police officer on Aug. 8. The suspect, Patrick Joseph White, 30, may have been disgruntled over vaccine side effects before perpetrating the shooting, according to multiple reports.

Downtown Atlanta was filled with high energy Saturday morning as more than a thousand runners, walkers, and first responders participated in the annual Atlanta’s Finest 5K.

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

More than a week after the deadly shooting near the CDC and Emory University, pieces are still being put together of the details of what happened.

Hundreds of runners gathered in downtown Atlanta on Saturday morning to raise money for the family of Officer David Rose.

CDC security guards stopped White from driving into the campus on Friday before he parked near a pharmacy across the street and opened fire from a sidewalk. The bullets pierced “blast-resistant” windows across the campus, pinning employees down during the barrage. More than 500 shell casings were recovered, the GBI said.

An Atlanta shooting that left a police officer dead may have resulted from the shooter’s skepticism about the COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports about the deceased gunman’s and past comments.

ATLANTA — Law enforcement have released the photo of the gunman who fired hundreds of rounds at the CDC last Friday and killed a DeKalb County Police Department officer. The photo of the shooter, 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, was put out by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation revealed new details during a Tuesday morning press conference about the suspect in the CDC shooting last week. FOX 5 Atlanta has also obtained a 911 call made by the suspect's father after the shooting.

The quality of information around vaccines came into the spotlight after the CDC headquarters shooting. The gunman, Patrick White, who shot nearly 200 rounds at the building and killed a security guard, blamed a Covid vaccine for his mental health issues, including depression.