Suspected gunman in CDC shooting fired nearly 500 rounds: Officials

(ATLANTA) — The suspected gunman who attacked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s campus on Friday fired nearly 500 rounds, law enforcement said on Tuesday.

During a news conference, Chris Hosey, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), said almost 500 shell casings were recovered. Of those rounds, about 200 struck facilities on the CDC campus.

Hosey said that the suspect, 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, used a long gun that belonged to his father in the attack.

DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose was fatally shot after responding to the reported gunfire.

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