Ohio: Armed Man Tried To Breach Fbi’s Cincinnati Building- Authorities

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A general view of the FBI Cincinnati Field Office, after police closed off Interstate 71 North after reports of a suspect attempting to attack the FBI building, in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Jeffrey Dean

Police were locked in a standoff on Thursday with an armed man who tried to breach the FBI building in Cincinnati, Ohio, earlier in the day before fleeing and exchanging gunfire with officers.

A n Ohio state official told reporters that the incident was still active as of afternoon but contained,

Authorities said no officials were injured and the suspect was not successful in breaching the building.

The FBI has been the subject of online threats since its agents searched former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate this week to probe whether he illegally removed records from the White House as he was leaving office.