Suspected CDC shooter previously reported to police for suicide attempts

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The Brief

  • The calls took place on Sept. 7, 2024; April 25; and July 21.
  • In at least one of those calls, White’s father told dispatchers that White had gotten a gun.
  • After the first call, White was taken to Kennestone Hospital for treatment, but he refused help the other two times.

KENNESAW, Ga. Police reports show the suspected CDC shooter, Patrick Joseph White, had police called on him three different times about being suicidal in the past year. In at least one of those calls, White’s father told dispatchers that White had gotten a gun.

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What we know:

The calls took place on Sept. 7, 2024; April 25; and July 21. Two of the three calls were made by White’s father, Kenneth. One call was made by a crisis line worker who spoke with White.

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