An armed person tried to break into the FBI building in Cincinnati on Wednesday, leading to a lockdown in the nearby area.
Driving the news: The FBI in Cincinnati confirmed the person tried to breach the visitor screening facility at the building. They fled the scene after a response from special agents.
- The FBI said Ohio State Highway Patrol and local law enforcement were on the scene "trying to resolve this critical incident."
- The suspect has unknown injuries, according to a statement from the Ohio Department of Public Safety. No officers or bystanders were injured.
Details: Ohio DPS said Ohio state troopers responded to an alert of an armed man who fled from the FBI office building in Cincinnati.
- Law enforcement found the suspect’s vehicle near Interstate 71. The suspect fled in the vehicle and a pursuit began.
- “Once troopers got behind the vehicle, the suspect fled and a pursuit ensued. While behind the vehicle, a suspected gun shot was fired from inside the suspect’s vehicle,” Ohio DPS said in a statement emailed to Axios.
- The suspect then left the vehicle and “gunfire was exchanged” with law enforcement, DPS said.
- The Clinton County Emergency Management Agency said law enforcement "traded shots" with a male suspect wearing a gray shirt and body armor.
- When asked for additional details, a spokesperson for the FBI pointed to the agency's statement.
What they're saying: Brian O’Hare, president of the FBI Agents Association, condemned violence against federal agents in a statement Thursday....
- "The threats made recently contribute to