Status: 08/12/2022 05:37
After the search of former US President Trump’s property, the FBI chief complained of threats against US federal police. A fatal incident occurred at a Cincinnati field office.
A gunman was shot dead by police officers after an attack on an FBI office in the United States. According to the FBI, the man wanted to break into the office in Cincinnati, Ohio. “After an alarm was activated and armed FBI agents intervened, the individual fled,” he said. According to media reports, the man fired a nail gun and displayed a semi-automatic rifle before fleeing in a car.
According to police, there was a chase and the suspect stopped in a rural area. “As the vehicle stopped, there was an exchange of fire between officers at the scene and the suspect,” a police spokesperson said. The officers tried to get the man to give up, but he refused. When he pointed a gun at the officers, the officers shot him, the police spokesman said. “He succumbed to his injuries at the scene.”
Background to the attack is still unclear.
The exact background to the FBI office attack was initially unclear. The incident came just days after the FBI raided former US President Donald Trump’s Florida mansion. The search of the Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach has caused anger and outrage in right-wing circles. Trump himself described the attack as politically motivated.
According to law enforcement sources, US media reported that the FBI armed intruder would be in Washington in the days before the US Capitol raid on January 6, 2021. He could also have been there on the day of the Capitol attack, he said. Investigators are now looking into whether the 42-year-old could have had contacts with extremist right-wing groups such as the Proud Boys.
Threats Against the FBI After Invasion
FBI Chief Christopher Wray recently complained about threats against federal police in connection with the operation and described them as reprehensible and dangerous. “Violence against law enforcement is not the answer, no matter who you are mad at,” Wray said. Attorney General Merrick Garland said he “personally authorized” the search.
Authorities did not give a reason for the search of Trump’s home on Monday night. According to media reports, it was a lawsuit related to documents Trump took from the White House to Mar-a-Lago after the end of his presidency in January 2021, although by law he should have turned all documents over to the National Archives.