CINCINNATI (WKRC/TND) — Interstate 71 in Ohio was shut down Thursday morning in both directions and there was a lockdown in effect after shots were fired in the area.
At approximately 9 AM this morning an armed subject attempted to breach the Visitor Screening Facility at #FBI Cincinnati,” according to the FBI. “After an alarm and a response by FBI special agents, the subject fled north onto Interstate 71
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Multiple news outlets are reporting a suspect armed with a weapon was at the FBI building in the city making threats. The person then fled the scene and drove toward Waynesville, Ohio, reports said. Some witnesses reported the person was seen firing at authorities from a corn field. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s building appears to no longer be under a threat.
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This apparent threat comes after some people have been using violent rhetoric in the wake of the agency’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. It’s not clear if the incident in Ohio is tied to the Florida search but FBI Director Christopher Wray called threats circulating online against federal agents and the Justice Department “deplorable and dangerous.”
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Attack on the FBI building in Cincinnati:
Interstate I71 North is shut down after suspect drove toward Waynesville Ohio. Unconfirmed reports say his now firing at police from a corn field.https://t.co/BDibMb2If5 pic.twitter.com/gLmgpmlVuT— NBC 15 News (@mynbc15) August 11, 2022
I can’t imagine what would inspire an attack on the FBI. What COULD it be? https://t.co/05qehBZAP6
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 11, 2022
Fox News: (spends days attacking the FBI) Why would someone attack an FBI building?
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) August 11, 2022
They're moving toward "Even Bin Laden had it better" at a rapid pace. https://t.co/uZnDCTvvAJ
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 11, 2022
This was inevitable, sadly. You can't pump that much insanity and paranoia into the public space and not expect that someone's going to act on it. https://t.co/0zqoSS5cE2
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 11, 2022
NBC News confirms the suspect in the standoff in Cincinnati who tried to shoot into an FBI office today is Ricky Shiffer, who was at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Story coming with @ryanjreilly.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) August 11, 2022
They asked, he answered. https://t.co/xfFajIOh4w
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 11, 2022
JUST IN: An armed man who allegedly attacked the FBI office in Cincinnati, Ohio, was killed by police Thursday after a chase and standoff. https://t.co/oqclSm2AAF
— The Hill (@thehill) August 11, 2022
On Truth Social, the FBI attacker encouraged extremists to descend on #PalmBeach and commit acts of violence. @WPTV @MikeTrimWPTV https://t.co/WtaCHnczoI
— Rollin Reisinger (@RollinReisinger) August 11, 2022
— Axios (@axios) August 12, 2022
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