FBI Special Agent Details Agency's Response To Shooting At CDC Headquarters

During a press briefing on Tuesday, FBI Special Agent Paul Brown spoke about the FBI's response to a shooting at the CDC headquarters.

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00:00Special Agent in Charge, Paul Brown to the podium.

00:04Thank you, Director Hosey. I'm Paul Brown, the Special Agent in Charge, the FBI Atlantis Division.

00:10Thank you for being here with us today. First, I want to recognize Officer Rose,

00:18who responded, one of the first on the scene, and died a hero protecting his community.

00:24Our thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Rose's family, friends and colleagues.

00:30So the FBI responded along with our partners Friday night.

00:34And as Director Hosey said, with nearly 500 rounds fired and nearly 200 rounds striking

00:43facilities on the CDC campus, that's been a focus of ours to process that scene.

00:51So into, late into Friday night, members of the FBI SWAT, along with Special Agents,

00:56went through room by room, clearing the facilities on the CDC campus to make sure no one was struck.

01:03There was no victims on that campus with that many rounds being fired onto the campus.

01:09I'm glad to say that everyone was safely evacuated to include all the children in the daycare

01:13and they were reunified with their families. We then worked with the Atlanta Police Department

01:20evidence technicians, the FBI's evidence response team, to document the shots into the facility

01:28and continue to assist the investigation. I've made every resource available within the FBI to

01:33Director Hosey, the GBI and our partners to assist this investigation. We'll continue to do so.