Overview

• Investigators have recovered five firearms stolen from the shooter’s father’s locked safe and more than 500 shell casings, confirming roughly 200 shots struck six CDC buildings and that the gunman died by a self-inflicted wound.
• Seized writings and electronic evidence show the shooter distrusted COVID-19 vaccines and blamed them for his depression, prompting officials to examine the role of misinformation.
• CDC Director Susan Monarez told employees that misinformation can have deadly consequences and pledged to rebuild public trust through science and evidence.
• Unions representing CDC staff are demanding armed guards, reinforced perimeter security and improved emergency alerts as employees continue to work remotely under a security review.
• Sen. Richard Blumenthal has called on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to fire ACIP appointee Robert Malone over violent anti-vaccine rhetoric, intensifying scrutiny of HHS leadership.