A CDC employee who did not want to be identified shared these images with FOX 5 of bullet holes in the glass of the main campus building during an active shooter along Clifton Road in Atlanta on Aug. 8, 2025. (FOX 5 Atlanta obtained permission from the rights holder)
ATLANTA - Hundreds of current and former federal health employees are accusing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of spreading misinformation that they say has contributed to harassment and violence against them, according to Axios.
More than 750 workers signed a letter urging Kennedy to stop, pointing to the deadly shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta on Aug. 8. The letter said the attack was "not random" but driven by "politicized rhetoric."
Authorities have said the 30-year-old gunman, who killed a police officer during the shooting, had long harbored grievances about the COVID-19 vaccine.
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The signers argue Kennedy’s statements have amplified threats and created a climate of hostility toward health officials across the country.
The letter, which requests a response by Sept. 2, also urges Kennedy to affirm CDC's non-partisan and scientific integrity.
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