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The confrontation at the FBI's Ohio field office comes as officials warn of an increase in threats against federal agents following a search of Donald ...

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During the standoff, the suspect raised a gun toward police, said Lt. Nathan Dennis of the Ohio Highway Patrol. Law enforcement officers shot and killed him at ...

On Wednesday, the FBI cited increased social media threats when warning agents to avoid protesters and ensure their security key cards are not visible outside FBI spaces. Officials said the man was wearing body armor. “Unfounded attacks on the integrity of the FBI erode respect for the rule of law and are a grave disservice to the men and women who sacrifice so much to protect others,” Wray said in a statement. The suspect attempted to breach the visitor screening facility at around 9 a.m. at the bureau's field office in Cincinnati, the FBI said in a tweet. The official said Shiffer was believed to be in Washington in the days leading up to the Jan. 6 attack of the Capitol, and may have been present at the insurrection. "He succumbed to his injuries at the scene and everything remains under investigation at this time," Dennis said at a press conference.

An armed man who tried to break into the FBI building in Cincinnati on Thursday leading to a lockdown in the nearby area has been shot and killed by police.

- "Once troopers got behind the vehicle, the suspect fled and a pursuit ensued. And the problem is only getting worse. - "This is not a partisan or political issue," O'Hare added. - Law enforcement said they found found the suspect's vehicle near Interstate 71. They fled the scene after a response from special agents. The suspect fled in the vehicle and a pursuit began.

Investigators are looking into whether the man who tried to breach the F.B.I.'s field office in Cincinnati on Thursday had ties to extremist groups, ...

In May, a Twitter user named Ricky Shiffer replied to a photograph of rioters scaling the walls of the Capitol on Jan. 6 with a message that claimed he was present at the building and seemed to place the blame for the attack on people other than supporters of former President Donald J. Trump. Mr. Shiffer was not charged with any crimes in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. Investigators are looking into whether the man who tried to breach the F.B.I.’s field office in Cincinnati on Thursday had ties to extremist groups, including one that participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, according to two law enforcement officials familiar with the matter. In another Twitter post, the same user wrote about the far-right nationalist group the Proud Boys. Man suspected of trying to breach the F.B.I.’s Cincinnati office may have Jan. 6 ties. The suspect, identified by the officials as Ricky Shiffer, 42, seems to have appeared in a video posted on Facebook on Jan. 5, 2021, showing him attending a pro-Trump rally at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington the night before the Capitol was stormed.

The man fled after an alarm went off, agents and police pursued him, and a standoff continued into the early afternoon, authorities said.

Earlier in the week, the individual using Shiffer’s name on Truth Social posted that he was issuing “a call to arms” hours after the Mar-a-Lago search became public. They do so at great personal sacrifice and risk to themselves.” “Well, I thought I had a way through bullet proof glass, and I didn’t,” he wrote. Far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) tweeted “DEFUND THE FBI!!” She added an image of an upside-down U.S. flag, which many on the right have embraced as a symbol of the nation in distress. The confrontation comes days after the FBI executed a search warrant at Trump’s Florida estate. In May, a Twitter user named Ricky Shiffer said he was present at the Capitol on Jan. 6. “Every day they protect the American people from violent crime, terrorism and other threats to their safety while safeguarding our civil rights. Shiffer’s name is used on several social media platforms by an individual who spoke about being at the Capitol on Jan. 6. “The men and women of the FBI and the Justice Department are dedicated, patriotic public servants,” he said. He said they tried to negotiate with the man but he refused to cooperate. State and federal officials declined to identify the man or describe a potential motive. The vehicle eventually stopped on a rural stretch of road, where Dennis said the man exchanged gunfire with authorities.

The confrontation came as officials warned of an increase in threats against federal agents in the days following a search of former President Donald ...

FBI Director Christopher Wray denounced the threats as he visited another FBI office in Nebraska on Wednesday. It also warned agents to be aware of their surroundings and potential protesters. The official could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. State highway workers blocked off roads leading to the scene as a helicopter flew over the area. Shiffer was shot after he raised a gun toward police at around 3 p.m. Thursday, Dennis said. After fleeing onto Interstate 71, he was spotted by a trooper and fired shots as the trooper pursued him, said Lt. Nathan Dennis, a Ohio State Highway Patrol spokesperson, at a press conference.