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

Patrick Joseph White, 30, of Kennesaw, GA, was named as the suspect who police say opened fire at four CDC buildings in Atlanta and killed a DeKalb police officer. The suspect was named by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Aug.

Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, was identified as the suspect in the shooting outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters