The aftermath of the shooting at the CDC in Atlanta

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Published August 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM EDT

Bullet holes are seen in windows at the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) Global Headquarters following a shooting that left two dead, on August 9, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. On August 8, a gunman opened fire near the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control, killing a DeKalb County Police Department officer before being found dead by gunfire. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

On Friday, a gunman fired more than 180 rounds at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention buildings in Atlanta, killing a police officer. The incident has left staff scared, as well as frustrated by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ response.

NPR’s Pien Huang joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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