Gunman killed after trying to break into FBI offices in Ohio

View of FBI facilities in Cincinnati on August 11, 2022, the day a gunman attempted to enter.

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A gunman who tried Thursday to enter the FBI offices in Cincinnati, in the north of the United States, was killed by the police after several hours of armed confrontation. 

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The FBI, the US federal police, said in a statement that an armed person had tried to " 

into" its offices in Cincinnati, Ohio early Thursday morning.

“ 

 ,” the federal police said.

According to local media, the man, who was wearing a bulletproof vest, used a nail gun and brandished an AR-15 semi-automatic weapon, before fleeing by car.

A police spokesman said officers were in pursuit.

"

," he said.

The man took refuge in a cornfield, where he was surrounded by security forces who tried unsuccessfully to negotiate with him to surrender to the authorities, a doorman said in the evening. -word of the Ohio police.

The 42-year-old man brandished his firearm in the direction of the police, who then fired.

His death was pronounced on the spot.

The facts occurred as a

by the FBI on Monday angered far-right circles in the country.

NBC reported that the suspect, according to three people assisting law enforcement, could be seen in photos from the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters, but it was unclear if he had entered inside.

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced on Wednesday that the FBI had received threats after the search at Donald Trump's home, calling them " 

 ".

“

 ,” he added.

(With AFP)

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