Downtown Atlanta was filled with high energy Saturday morning as more than a thousand runners, walkers, and first responders participated in the annual Atlanta’s Finest 5K.

Officials are still investigating a shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, that killed a police officer on Aug. 8. The suspect, Patrick Joseph White, 30, may have been disgruntled over vaccine side effects before perpetrating the shooting, according to multiple reports.

The suspected gunman in the shooting of a police officer at the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on Friday has been identified as Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the gunman as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, of Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Atlanta Track Club raised more than $40,000 for Officer David Rose's family. Officer Rose was killed in the line of duty while responding to an active shooter outside the CDC on August 8th. He leaves behind a wife and two children, with another child on the way.

An Atlanta shooting that left a police officer dead may have resulted from the shooter’s skepticism about the COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports about the deceased gunman’s and past comments.

CDC security guards stopped White from driving into the campus on Friday before he parked near a pharmacy across the street and opened fire from a sidewalk. The bullets pierced “blast-resistant” windows across the campus, pinning employees down during the barrage. More than 500 shell casings were recovered, the GBI said.

ATLANTA — Law enforcement have released the photo of the gunman who fired hundreds of rounds at the CDC last Friday and killed a DeKalb County Police Department officer. The photo of the shooter, 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, was put out by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Four CDC workers, who were not authorized to speak publicly, told CBS News under the condition of anonymity that they were "deeply disappointed and frustrated" by an apparent lack of leadership following Friday's shooting​.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation revealed new details during a Tuesday morning press conference about the suspect in the CDC shooting last week. FOX 5 Atlanta has also obtained a 911 call made by the suspect's father after the shooting.

The quality of information around vaccines came into the spotlight after the CDC headquarters shooting. The gunman, Patrick White, who shot nearly 200 rounds at the building and killed a security guard, blamed a Covid vaccine for his mental health issues, including depression.