The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) identified the suspect in Friday's deadly shooting at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC) headquarters as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White. The GBI provided no additional information when contacted by Newsweek on Saturday morning.

The deranged man who fatally shot a cop at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters has been identified by Georgia authorities.

The gunman in the Atlanta shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been named as Patrick Joseph White, 30, of Kennesaw, GA. Details about the shooter's family background and motive are still emerging.

Patrick Joseph White was identified as the 30-year-old man who opened fire on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters

Kenneth White had begged authorities for help as his son, Patrick Joseph White, was unleashing his reign of terror on the CDC’s Atlanta headquarters last Friday, according to transcripts

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified Patrick Joseph White as the active shooter in an incident near Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A DeKalb Police Officer died in the shooting.