Suspect in attempted break-in at FBI Cincinnati office dead after hours-long standoff, police say

CINCINNATI — An armed man who allegedly tried to interrupt into the FBI’s Cincinnati subject workplace Thursday was killed by police after an hourslong standoff, officers mentioned.

Following a chase and a failed negotiation, the suspect was fatally shot by police after he allegedly raised a gun towards legislation enforcement officers, an Ohio State Freeway Patrol spokesperson mentioned throughout a press briefing.

The suspect was recognized as Ricky Shiffer, 42, a number of legislation enforcement sources informed ABC Information. No different data was instantly out there.

Ohio State Freeway Patrol began pursuing the suspect shortly after 9:30 a.m. after he allegedly fled from the sphere workplace.

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Troopers adopted the suspect, who was driving a white Ford Crown Victoria, to Clinton County, the place pictures had been fired, in response to officers.

The suspect, who officers mentioned was armed with a rifle and sporting physique armor, had been contained in a cornfield off Interstate 71 close to Wilmington, in response to Clinton County Emergency Administration. The suspect appeared to have a gunshot wound to his leg however was cellular, in response to a legislation enforcement supply.

The suspect was allegedly armed with an AR15-style rifle and in addition brandished a nail gun through the alleged break-in try on the FBI subject workplace in Cincinnati, in response to a number of legislation enforcement sources.

After trying to barter with the suspect, police began to maneuver in to take him into custody, Ohio State Freeway Patrol mentioned. After the suspect allegedly raised a firearm towards them, legislation enforcement fired their weapons, placing him at round 3:40 p.m., the company mentioned. He was pronounced useless on the scene.

Authorities are within the strategy of figuring out the suspect’s identification, Ohio State Freeway Patrol mentioned.

Clinton County Emergency Administration alerted round 4:30 p.m. that the legislation enforcement response “has ended.”

A lockdown was in impact inside a 1-mile radius of the standoff scene. Individuals had been instructed to lock doorways and keep inside.

The person led police on a chase alongside Interstate 71 earlier than exiting close to Wilmington. Ohio State Freeway Patrol mentioned pictures had been fired from the suspect’s car earlier than it exited and, as soon as it pulled off the interstate, gunshots had been exchanged between the suspect and police.

No officers have been injured, police mentioned.

It stays unclear why the person allegedly tried to interrupt into the FBI workplace but it surely comes amid a sequence of threats following the FBI’s court-authorized search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence.