A man who fired hundreds of rounds of ammunition at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters last week had expressed distrust of the Covid-19 vaccine, investigators say.
Police officer David Rose, 33, who graduated from the police academy in March, died in hospital after he was wounded. No civilians were injured in the 8 August shooting in Atlanta, Georgia.
Authorities say he was shot by Patrick Joseph White, 30, who died from "a self-inflicted gunshot wound".
The CDC tracks illness outbreaks in the US and touted vaccinations during the pandemic - a position that has been heavily criticised by vaccine sceptics.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Georgia Bureau of Investigations Director Chris Hosey said 500 shell casings were recovered from the scene, while its believed 200 rounds hit six buildings in the CDC complex. Five firearms were also recovered, he said.
