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,

The alleged shooter killed a police officer and spread panic through the health agency and nearby Emory University.

The Georgia man who opened fire at CDC headquarters in Atlanta on Friday was obsessed with his belief that the COVID vaccine had caused his own health problems, law enforcement officials said. Police officer David Rose was killed in the attack on an institution that has been the focus of conspiracy theories and misinformation concerning the