Patrick White is believed to have struggled with his mental health, according to that information. As he grappled with those issues, sources said, White had become increasingly fixated on the COVID-19 vaccine as a source of his grievances.

On the 8th (local time), a shooting occurred in front of the main building of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta and a nearby pharmacy. According to local media such as the New York Times,