GBI Director Chris Hosey expressed his condolences to the family, friends, and coworkers of DeKalb County police officer David Rose, who was slain while performing his duties during this incident. He served with courage, honor, and unrelenting commitment. We will never forget what he gave up.
White’s activities caused at least 90 minutes of terror and mayhem Friday afternoon at an intersection close to the CDC and Emory campus. According to investigators and police reports, White was upset with the CDC because he thought the COVID-19 immunization he got made his back discomfort worse.
However, Rose and other others stood in his way. Before he could stop White, Rose, a March police academy graduate, was shot and murdered. The GBI stated Tuesday that autopsies showed White shot himself.
According to our investigation, the individual was not hit by the shots that the Emory police officer fired, Hosey stated.
Investigators say no one else was shot in spite of the flurry of gunshots.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution acquired reports that Cobb County police had documented White’s mental health difficulties. His father called 911 several times after the incident on Friday because he thought his son was involved.
According to Hosey, the shooter had no known criminal past. The investigation’s evidence suggests that the gunman had lately expressed suicidal ideas, even to the point where law enforcement was called a few weeks prior to the occurrence.
Investigators visited with White’s family at their home late Friday after identifying him as the gunman, Hosey said. He stated that the family is assisting the investigation.
Investigators discovered a written letter expressing the shooter’s dissatisfaction with the COVID-19 vaccines while carrying out a search request at White’s residence, Hosey told reporters.
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Paul Brown, special agent in charge of the Atlanta office, said FBI agents searched the CDC after the shooting in search of other victims and evidence. According to officials, the agency’s buildings were struck by about 200 bullets.
In order to ensure that no one was hurt, FBI SWAT members and special agents cleared the CDC campus room by room late Friday night. “There were no victims on that campus with that many rounds being fired onto that campus,” Brown said. I’m happy to report that everyone, including the daycare kids, was safely evacuated and reunited with their families.
According to Brown, the agency has not observed a rise in threats against healthcare professionals since Friday, and the event seems to be isolated.
Although any speech that incites or encourages violence is something we take very seriously, we have not noticed an increase, he said. We are attentive to it and we are following it, but we are not observing that increase.
White’s driver’s license photo was made public by the GBI on Tuesday. Hosey stated that although his organization recognized the significance of revealing the gunman’s photo, they did not wish to make the shooter public.
“We do encourage the public to remember the officer’s face, especially next week,” Hosey stated.
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DeKalb police said that Rose’s funeral plans were still pending as of Tuesday. By Tuesday afternoon, an online fundraising campaign for the Rose family had reached $380,000, and public tributes had been erected at police headquarters and close to the murder site.
Rose, a 33-year-old married father of two, and his spouse were expecting their third child. Prior to joining the DeKalb department last year, he was a jailer with the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office following his time in the U.S. Marines.
Rose’s mother, Deveane Atkinson, was employed at Emory University Hospital for a long time. Her youngster was transported there on Friday.
Her son would have risked his life for anyone, Atkinson told Channel 2 Action News.
Knowing that someone would need to be there to safeguard people, he lived fearlessly, she said.
The GBI encouraged anybody who may have images or videos from the event or information regarding the investigation to call 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), go online, or download the See Something, Send Something app.
This post was written by staff writers Chaya Tong and Shaddi Abusaid.
