The FBI has released a significant amount of information about the unknown bomb maker, including surveillance videos and a new virtual map of the steps they took on the night in question. Hide FBI caption
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The FBI has released a significant amount of information about the unknown bomb maker, including surveillance videos and a new virtual map of the steps they took on the night in question.
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The FBI released new information on Wednesday about the suspect who left pipe bombs on Capitol Hill the night before hundreds of people stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
The new information includes a virtual map and clear surveillance video showing the route the suspect took when the two bombs were dropped on Jan. 5.
The suspect placed the devices between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. that night. A device was placed in an alley behind the headquarters of the Republican National Committee. The other was placed next to a park bench near the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee.
Both are just a few blocks from the Capitol.
The FBI said Wednesday that investigators also believe the suspect operated on Capitol Hill the night from Folger Park. It’s also a location just a few blocks from the Capitol office buildings. Based on the behavior in the video, the FBI says the suspect is non-local.
The video recordings are very clear. It is not the identity of the person.
The suspect wore a face mask, glasses, a gray hooded sweatshirt, gloves, and black and light gray Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes with a yellow logo. A backpack was used to transport the devices.
Investigators have arrested and charged hundreds of people who stormed the Capitol on January 6, but the would-be bomber has yet to be captured.
The suspect’s motive is unknown, but former US Capitol Police chief Steven Sund testified before Congress that he believes the serviceable devices were placed as a possible distraction before the next day’s events.
“We were faced with two pipe bombs that were placed right on the edge of our perimeter to what I suspect to siphon resources,” he said in a congressional hearing. “I think there was significant coordination with this attack.”
The FBI is asking anyone with information to see the virtual maps created by investigators and to submit information.
“The FBI is grateful to the Americans who have provided vital assistance in this matter,” said Steven M. D’Antuono, assistant director of the FBI’s Washington Field Office. “Since January, the FBI has conducted more than 800 interviews, collected more than 23,000 video files, and evaluated more than 300 tips related to this investigation. These tips have helped us identify new information that we are releasing today and asking the public to do so . ” take a look at it and give us a call with any information you think is relevant. “
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the FBI are offering a $ 100,000 reward for information that leads to the identification of the suspect.
“We know it is difficult to report information about a friend or family member, but these pipe bombs were viable devices that could have exploded and seriously injured or killed innocent bystanders. Your tip could be the one preventing that person from getting there Takes damage. ” yourself or someone else, “said D’Antuono.
This FBI-provided virtual map shows the approximate route an unknown suspect walked on January 5, 2021 while planting two pipe bombs in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC.
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