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What We Know About the C.D.C. Shooting in Atlanta

A gunman who believed the Covid-19 vaccine had made him ill fired at the agency’s Atlanta offices, killing a police officer and rattling the public health community.

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A shooting on Friday at the Atlanta headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention killed a police officer.
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Gunman in Deadly C.D.C. Shooting Fixated on Covid Vaccine, Officials Say

The shooting in Atlanta, which killed a police officer, followed the spread of false information around Covid vaccines and animosity directed at the agency, public health workers say.

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Buildings in the Center of Disease Control and Prevention campus were pocked with bullet holes after a deadly shooting in Atlanta.
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