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August 9, 2026 at 02:33 AM
RFK Jr. Returns to CDC One Year After Deadly Shooting, Some Staff Say He Overshadowed the Memorial
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to the CDC's Roybal Campus in Atlanta on Friday, August 7, one day before the first anniversary of a shooting that killed a police officer and left the agency's workforce shaken.
On August 8, 2025, a gunman opened fire outside the CDC's main campus on Clifton Road during afternoon rush hour, according to WABE. He fired hundreds of rounds at the buildings, shattering windows. DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose, 33, was killed. The shooter, identified by authorities as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, then killed himself.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation found documents at White's home indicating he was upset about the COVID-19 vaccine, according to WABE and NPR member station coverage. No broader motive beyond that has been established in these reports.
Kennedy attended a morning ceremony Friday to unveil a plaque in Building 21 honoring Rose. DeKalb County Police Officer Elise Wells spoke at the event, saying Rose "exemplified our motto, which I agree with wholeheartedly, which is honor, service, and partnership," according to WABE. In the afternoon, Kennedy joined NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya for a staff town hall in Building 19.
Both events were closed to reporters. The Washington Post's Lena Sun reported that Kennedy praised CDC scientists and their work during his visit, but also urged greater skepticism of scientific authorities, a message that sits uneasily with an agency built on public trust in its scientific findings.
A community memorial service for Rose is scheduled for Saturday, August 8, at Glenn Memorial Church on the Emory University campus, marking the anniversary itself.
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