Officer David Rose, 33, died in the line of duty on August 8, when a gunman opened fire outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s campus off Clifton Road. The violent attack led to a lockdown near Emory University, and six CDC buildings were hit by gunfire. Officer Rose was the first to respond and was fatally shot.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the gunman as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, of Kennesaw, Georgia.

DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose was fatally shot Friday. The suspect, who a neighbor said had expressed anti-vaccine sentiments, was also shot and died from his injuries.

An Atlanta shooting that left a police officer dead may have resulted from the shooter’s skepticism about the COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports about the deceased gunman’s and past comments.

The man who fired more than 500 rounds at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appears to have tried to get onto the agency’s campus two days before the August 8 shooting, according to an agency email obtained by CNN.