Armed Suspect Who Attempted To Breach Ohio FBI Office Killed

Have we reached a breaking point in this country where regular Americans are seeing our institutions of law and order an existential threat? Doesn't it make sense that the guy who tried to break into the FBI headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio was thinking along those lines? 

After a long standoff, officials in law enforcement announced they had shot and killed the armed suspect Thursday who attempted the break-in by firing a nail gun into the FBI building.

The suspect is identified as 42-year-old Ricky Shiffer.

Shiffer reportedly flashed an AR-15-style rifle and fled the scene as law enforcement gave chase. They closed of Interstate 71 and State Route 73 as Shiffer headed toward the state capital of Columbus.

“At approximately 9 AM this morning an armed subject attempted to breach the Visitor Screening Facility at #FBI Cincinnati,” the local FBI office posted on Twitter. “After an alarm and a response by FBI special agents, the subject fled north onto Interstate 71.”

The incident at FBI headquarters was linked a short time later to a lockdown in nearby Clinton County, where residents were advised to stay inside and lock their doors.

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There is no evidence, at this time, that the suspect was a Trump supporter but that's likely not a sufficient reason not to blame the former President for the actions of another individual he likely does not know, has never met, nor condones his actions.

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