54 h. ago CDC union says vaccine misinformation put staff at risk after Atlanta shooting

Deadly violence not random as staff have endured ‘months of mistreatment, neglect and vilification’, says unionA union representing US Centers for Disease Control employees has demanded that the federal government condemn vaccine misinformation after a man who evidently blamed the Covid-19 vaccination for making him depressed and suicidal aimed gunfire Friday at the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta.The 30-year-old shooting suspect, who killed a police officer and died during the attack, had also tried to get into the CDC’s headquarters – but he was stopped by guards before driving to a pharmacy across the street and opening fire, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press on Saturday. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Emory shooting confirmed as ‘a targeted attack on CDC related to Covid’ as new details emerge on gunman’s mental state: Latest

Patrick Joseph White’s father said his son was fixated on the Covid-19 vaccine

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58 h. ago CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression; union demands statement against misinformation

A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer

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58 h. ago Georgia gunman who killed a police officer and targeted the CDC was fixated on the Covid

DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose, a father and husband, was killed in the shooting

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3 d. ago Police identify Georgia gunman who killed a police officer and may have been targeting the CDC near Emory University

DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose, a father and husband, was killed in the shooting

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3 d. ago Emory University shooting updates: Gunman identified after father

Police are reportedly working on the theory that the CDC was the suspect’s target, who ‘blamed his illness on the Covid-19 vaccine,’ according to an unconfirmed report

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3 d. ago University shooting sees cop with pregnant wife shot dead in horror standoff

A shooting at Atlanta's Emory University left one police officer - with a wife and children at home - dead, with the local force confirming one of their own had fallen

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3 d. ago Emory University shooting updates: Cop killed by CDC gunman identified as father with third child on the way

Police are reportedly working on the theory that the CDC was the suspect’s target, who ‘blamed his illness on the Covid-19 vaccine,’ according to an unconfirmed report

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4 d. ago Suspect in Emory University shooting dead after opening fire at CDC building, killing one police officer

Students were told to ‘run, hide, fight’ as police swarmed the area Friday afternoon

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4 d. ago Emory University shooting updates: Suspect dead and cop killed, police reuniting 92 stranded children after CDC attack

Police are reportedly working on the theory that the CDC was the suspect’s target, who ‘blamed his illness on the Covid-19 vaccine,’ according to an unconfirmed report

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4 d. ago At least two dead in shooting at CDC HQ in Atlanta as cops say suspect thought Covid vaccine had made him sick

College students at Emory in Atlanta, Georgia, were told to run, hide, or fight following the active shooter alert.

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4 d. ago Emory University shooting updates: Suspect dead and cop reported killed as possible ‘Covid vaccine’ motive emerges

Police are reportedly working on the theory that the CDC was the suspect’s target, who ‘blamed his illness on the Covid-19 vaccine,’ according to an unconfirmed report

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4 d. ago Suspect in campus shooting dead after opening fire at Emory University, wounding at least one police officer

Students were told to ‘run, hide, fight’ as police swarmed the area

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4 d. ago Emory University shooting updates: Suspect dead after ‘active shooter’ leaves at least one cop injured near CDC

There is no ongoing threat to the Emory campus or the surrounding area, police said

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4 d. ago Emory University shooting updates: People told ‘RUN HIDE FIGHT’ as active shooter reported

Police have swooped on the scene and urged people to avoid the area

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4 d. ago ‘Active shooter’ reported near Emory University as Atlanta police rush to the scene

Emory University warned people in the area to ‘RUN, HIDE, FIGHT’

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4 d. ago Emory University active shooter LIVE updates as hero cop among two shot and FBI on scene

Emory College in Atlanta, Georgia, has warned its students of an active shooter on campus - with one police officer among the casualties shot so far

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4 d. ago Active shooter reported at Emory University in Atlanta, authorities say

Emory University has alerted students and staff Friday to an active shooter on their Atlanta campus

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