A year after a gunman opened fire at the CDC’s Atlanta office and killed a police officer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits the facility for a memorial event. Sources report that the shooting led to a lockdown at the center.
The outlets describe staff remembering the victim as the visit takes place at the CDC in Atlanta. The Hill adds that the event is attended by Kennedy, who is identified as the Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, and frames the visit as part of honoring the officer’s life. NPR similarly describes staff at the CDC recalling the victim and notes that Kennedy Jr. is present at the ceremony.
While both accounts focus on the memorial and the one-year mark, they place different emphasis: NPR spotlights the CDC staff’s remembrance, while The Hill highlights Kennedy’s attendance and his role as HHS secretary. Both agree the police officer who died is from DeKalb County and that the shooting occurred at the CDC a year earlier.
