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FBI have shared New surveillance footage of pipe bomb suspect outside the democratic And Republican National Committee Headquarters, the night before the January 6 riots, and offered a $500,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
New video shows yet unknown suspect Visiting Washington, DC Before and After pipe bomb Were kept on the night of 5 January 2021.
One clip shows the suspect walking toward the DNC headquarters before sitting on a bench outside the building. The man later stands up and walks past the building with a backpack in hand, eventually turning back and retracing his steps through the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
The man returns to the DNC building and places a pipe bomb under a bench at about 7:54 p.m.
The video later shows the suspect walking toward the RNC headquarters while holding his backpack at arm’s length from his body. In the footage the suspect can be seen walking through an alley behind the building, then retracing his steps.
The bomb was planted in the alley behind the building around 8:16 p.m. The footage shows the suspect last seen at 8:18 p.m., wearing a backpack over his shoulders and walking away from the alley.
The FBI says, “Based on the way the suspect is carrying the backpack, it is believed that the bomb was placed shortly before this video.”
The law enforcement agency is offering a reward of up to $500,000 for information leading to the identification of the suspect.
“As part of our ongoing investigation, we are releasing an updated video of the suspect, which includes previously unreleased footage, higher quality video, and longer clips of the subject’s activities,” the FBI wrote.
The suspect is approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black gloves, and black and gray Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes with a yellow Swoosh logo that night. The FBI said less than 25,000 of these sneakers were sold between August 2018 and January 2021. The suspect also used a backpack to carry the devices.
The bombs did not explode but the FBI did It has been told Describing them as “viable”, they were warned that they “could seriously injure or kill innocent bystanders.”
According to the agency, the bombs were made at least partially from 1×8-inch threaded galvanized pipe, end caps, kitchen timers, wire, metal clips, and homemade black powder. Said.
The devices were discovered on the afternoon of January 6 when police responded to riots at the Capitol. The discovery prompted Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to be escorted out of DNC headquarters.
Authorities have charged more than 1,500 people in connection with the January 6 riots, but have not located the suspect involved in the attempted pipe bombing.
supporters of donald trump stormed the Capitol after Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and claimed it was “stolen.” One police officer was killed in the attack, approximately 150 officers were injured, and four rioters were killed. The riot caused more than $1 million in damage.
When he returned to the White House in January, one of President Trump’s first official acts was changing sentences Many of the hundreds of rioters were convicted of violent crimes against members of law enforcement.