A distraught mother waiting for her toddler who goes to the daycare on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) campus recalled the chilling moment she came to know about the shooting incident that shocked Atlanta. A police officer was killed in the shooting. Reportedly, the shooter is also dead.
“It’s very scary. I am also angry that for a year and a half he [son] had to experience something like this,” the mom said in an interview with CBS News, adding, “We should be able to take them to daycare, our spouses should be able to pick them up safely without gunfire.”
Her wife heard the gunshots while picking up their kid from the daycare. Thankfully, the mom could speak to his wife, who said they are safe. The outlet interviewed her while she was waiting outside the scene for her son and wife.
The mom shared that her wife texted her during the shooting and couldn’t call because they were asked to stay quiet and hidden. She continued that she was waiting to be reunited with her son and spouse. “I need to see my son as soon as possible.”
All 92 children are safe:
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said that the children in the daycare inside the CDC campus are all safe, and authorities are working to reunite them with their parents.
“I’m a parent as well. I know your uncertainty and your fear and concern has been high,” Dickens said at a news conference. The mayor added, “We wanted to come give you this message that all the children are safe and that we will be making sure that you get reunited with them as soon as possible.”
What do we know about the shooter?
Reportedly, the Emory University shooting suspect targeted the CDC, believing that the COVID-19 vaccine made him sick. According to a CNN report, he was wearing what appeared to be a surgical mask and was carrying multiple guns.
“He is a known person that may have some interests in certain things, that I can’t reiterate right now with any confidence until the investigation is fully conducted. But I think in short order you’ll know more about this individual and some assumptions about his motives, but I can’t say right now,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said while speaking about the suspect, reported NBC News.
The suspect was reportedly found dead on the second floor of the building that had a CVS pharmacy store. It is located across the street from the CDC campus. Though the police said the suspected shooter died after getting hit by gunfire, they are not sure whether the cops shot him or if it was self-inflicted.
