The Brief
- Body camera footage released by Cobb County police shows the night alleged CDC shooter Patrick Joseph White was involuntarily committed to the hospital.
- The video, from 2024, shows one of at least three times police responded to the White home in Kennesaw over Patrick making suicide threats.
- Patrick discussed his beliefs about the COVID-19 vaccine for several minutes, and said that he thought it made him and his dad sick.
KENNESAW, Ga. – Newly released body camera footage from September 2024 shows the night the alleged CDC shooter was taken to the hospital after his father called police, saying he was trying to get ahold of guns and was suicidal.
Alleged CDC shooter reported to police
What we know:
Police reports show the suspected CDC shooter, Patrick Joseph White, had police called on him three different times about being suicidal between September 2024 and July 2025. In at least one of those calls, White’s father told dispatchers that White had gotten a gun.
The calls took place on Sept. 7, 2024; April 25; and July 21. Two of the three calls were made by Patrick’s father, Kenneth. One call was made by a crisis line worker who spoke with White.…