Guardian After a gunman reportedly deceived by anti-vaccine disinformation opened fire on the CDC and fatally shot David Rose, a community grieves as Trump officials remain silent. A lie murdered David Rose.
Five hundred cops packed the pews of an Atlanta megachurch on Friday to bear witness in person, to have a memory of the slain DeKalb county police officer that could not be sullied by lies or debased by silence.
Slowly, an honor guard of police officers in formal uniform raised their white-gloved hands in salute as Lt Jason Sawyer handed a folded US flag to Rose’s toddler, sitting next to her grandmother in the front pews, wearing a shirt with the words “My Daddy Is a Hero”. Her mother was not there – could not be there: she is pregnant with Rose’s third child.
It was only in this moment that the stone-faced wall of police officers and health workers and politicians finally broke down to weep.
Two weeks ago, a man reportedly deceived by anti-vaccination disinformation opened fire with rifles on the Centers for Disease Control, near the campus of Emory University. Rose responded to the shooting immediately. The gunman shot Rose dead, then killed himself.
Then, the country moved on. Well, most of it.