- The FBI has released new footage of a suspect accused of placing pipe bombs in Washington, DC.
- The suspect is accused of leaving them at
DNC andRNC headquarters the day before the Capitol riot. - The FBI and ATF are offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to their arrest.
The FBI has released new footage of a suspect in the planting of two pipe bombs in Washington, DC, on the evening of January 5, the night before the Capitol insurrection.
The bombs were left outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at 430 South Capitol St. SE and at the nearby headquarters of the Republican National Committee at 310 First St. SE. They were placed between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 pm.
In the clips released by the FBI, the suspect is shown walking down South Capitol Street while carrying a backpack believed to contain the bombs at 7:40 p.m., sitting on a bench outside the DNC at 7:52 p.m., carrying the backpack down an alley between the RNC and the Capitol Hill Club at 8:14 p.m., and then finally exiting the alley to First Street SE.
At one point in the last clip, the suspect can be seen waving to a passing police car.
The suspect was wearing dark-colored pants, a gray hoodie, and a face mask. The FBI said the suspect's shoes were identified as gray Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers, with the Nike logo in yellow.
The FBI is now seeking the public's help in identifying the suspect. The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the suspect's identification and arrest.
More than 310 people have been charged in connection with the insurrection on the US Capitol, but several suspects are still at large.
"We still believe there is someone out there who has information they may not have realized was significant until now," Steven D'Antuono, the assistant director in charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office, said in a statement. "We know it can be a difficult decision to report information about family or friends - but this is about protecting human life. These pipe bombs were viable devices that could have been detonated, resulting in serious injury or death."
In addition to the surveillance videos, the FBI also released additional close-up photos of the suspect, their shoes, the bombs, and the timers used on them.
The FBI is asking Americans to review the videos of the suspect to see if they notice familiar "gait, body language, or mannerisms."
It added: "We are asking the public to come forward with any information that could assist us, including any odd or out-of-character behavior you noticed in a family member, friend, or coworker, leading up to or after January 5."
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