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.

An internal CDC email reveals that the Georgia man who shot at CDC buildings on Aug. 8 likely tried to enter the campus two days earlier.

The letter sent to agency employees and reviewed by ABC News says there is a “very high likelihood” that Patrick Joseph White, 30, tried getting onto the CDC campus two days before the shooting.

The shooter, identified by authorities as Patrick Joseph White, appears to have been captured in security camera footage trying to enter the visitor’s center of the campus late in the afternoon on August 6, according to an internal email to CDC staff, reviewed by STAT. The email said “the likelihood is very high” the person in the video is White.

Tens of millions of dollars in funding for health programs run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that had been blocked by the Trump administration is being released to

By Deanna Neff HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is finalizing the termination of at least 600 employees this week, including some working in violence prevention programs.

The newly appointed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention got a firsthand look at the damage caused by this month's active shooter. She also sat down with employees to hear about issues facing the agency and how to move forward.

Employees in the public health agency are expected to receive layoff notices just as they return to the office after a deadly shooting