New York — On Friday, the man who attacked the headquarters of the Disease Control Center in Atlanta launched more than 180 rounds on the campus and broke about 150 windows, with the “explosion resistant” windows that penetrate it in many rooms, according to the information that is distributed internally in the agency.
The centers of employees of control over diseases and the prevention of damage said that it may take weeks or even months to replace windows and clean the damage.
Georgia’s man blamed the Covid-19 vaccine to make him depressed and suicide opened the fire late on Friday, killing a police officer. No one was hurt in CDC.
The shooter was stopped by CDC security guards before Leadership to a pharmacy close and open fire Late on Friday afternoon, the law enforcement official told AP. The official was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke, provided that his identity was not disclosed. The 30 -year -old, Patrick Joseph White, died later, but the authorities did not say whether he was killed by the police or killed himself.
US Health Minister Robert F. Kennedy Junior tour on the campus of the Center for Disease Control on Monday. CDC Security referred to the broken windows across multiple buildings, including the main guard kiosk, according to the US Department of Health and Humanitarian Services.
He was accompanied by Susan Monares, Deputy Secretary of the Board of Directors of HHS, Susan Monares, according to the statement.
Kennedy also visited the Decal County Police Department, where he met with the police chief. Later. He also met in particular with the widow of the fallen officer, David Rose.
Monares published a social media statement on Friday night, saying that at least four buildings from the Disease Control Center were beaten in the attack.
The extent of damage became more clear during the CDC leadership meeting on the weekend. Two CDC employees who were informed of what was discussed at the meeting described the details to the Associated Press, provided that his identity was not disclosed because they were not authorized to detect information. The details were also in the AP Agency memo.
Building 21, which includes the Monares office, was wounded by the largest number of bullets. The officials of the Disease Control Center did not say whether its office was injured.
The employees of the Diseases Control Center were advised to work from home this week.
Kennedy issued a statement on Saturday saying, “No one should face violence while working to protect the health of others,” and that senior federal health officials were “supporting the employees of the Center for Disease Control.”
He did not speak to the media during his Monday’s visit.
Stefan Monroe, a retired official at the Center for Disease Control, said he was concerned about the long -term influence that the attack on young scientists is ready to go to work for the government.
“I am worried that this will be a great success,” Monroe said, speaking to a correspondent near the corner where a poster was created in honor of Rose.
Kennedy was a pioneer in a national movement to combat Al -Qahim before President Donald Trump chose him to oversee federal health agencies, and he was made Wrong and misleading data About the safety and effectiveness of about 19 Covid-19 shots and other vaccines.
Tim Young, an employee of the Disease Control Center in April, said years of wrong rhetoric about vaccines and public health “negatively affects people’s mental health” and “leads to violence.”
Dr. Jerome Adams, the American surgeon, said during the first administration of President Donald Trump on Sunday that health leaders should appreciate the weight of their words.
“We have to understand that people are listening,” Adams told the CBS network. “When submitted claims have been proven repeatedly about safety and effectiveness, it can cause unintended consequences.”
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AP Alanna Durkin Richer and Charlotte Kramon contributed to this report.
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