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Shooter who opened fire on CDC headquarters identified as 30-year-old Atlanta man

Article content This shooting was the 'physical embodiment of the narrative that has taken over, attacking science, and attacking our federal workers,' said Sarah Boim, a former CDC communications staffer who was fired this year during wave of terminations. Article content 'It's devastating,' said Boim. 'When I saw the picture of those windows having been struck by bullets I really lost it,' she said, her voice cracking. Article content A neighbor of White told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that White spoke with her multiple times about his distrust of COVID-19 vaccines. Article content Nancy Hoalst, who lives in same cul-de-sac as White's family, said he seemed like a good guy' while doing yard work and walking dogs for neighbors, but would bring up vaccines even in unrelated conversations. Article content 'He was very unsettled and he very deeply believed that vaccines hurt him and were hurting other people.' Hoalst told the Atlanta newspaper. 'He emphatically believed that.' Article content Article content But Hoalst said she never believed White would be violent: 'I had no idea he thought he would take it out on the CDC.' A voicemail left at a phone number listed for White's family in public records was not immediately returned Saturday morning. Article content The gunman died at the scene, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Friday, adding: 'we do not know at this time whether that was from officers or if it was self-inflicted.' Article content He had been armed with a long gun, and authorities recovered three other firearms at the scene, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation. Article content Rose, 33, was a former Marine who served in Afghanistan, graduated from the police academy in March and 'quickly earned the respect of his colleagues for his dedication, courage and professionalism,' DeKalb County said. Article content Article content 'This evening, there is a wife without a husband. There are three children, one unborn, without a father,' DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said. Article content Outside the complex that includes four floors of apartments above the CVS store, some people came Saturday to witness what had happened. Article content Sam Atkins, who lives in Stone Mountain, said gun violence feels like 'a fact of life' now: 'This is an everyday thing that happens here in Georgia.'