The FBI is seeking new leads on the suspect who placed pipe bombs outside of the Republican and Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington, D.C., a day before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
The agency released more information Thursday about the individual who they have not been able to identify for nearly four years, including an estimated height of 5 foot 7 inches. The FBI also unveiled footage of the suspect — who wore a grey hooded sweatshirt, mask and pair of black gloves — placing the bombs, which were discovered on Jan. 6, at each location.
The video shows the individual placing the bomb under a bench close to the DNC building. Other footage shows the suspect stopping on South Capitol St. and putting down a backpack that the bureau believes contained one of the bombs.
The individual also appears to put on a pair of sunglasses.
“Over the past four years, a dedicated team of FBI agents, analysts, data scientists, and law enforcement partners has visited more than 1,200 residences and businesses, conducted more than 1,000 interviews, reviewed approximately 39,000 video files, and assessed more than 600 tips about who may have placed pipe bombs on Capitol Hill in January 2021,” David Sundberg, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Washington field office, said in a statement.
In the video, the FBI also showed pictures of the suspect wearing “distinctive” Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes.
The latest release of information came on the same day as a GOP-led House panel investigating the incident published a new report. The subcommittees that performed the inquiry said they looked at “over 90,000 documents, reviewing nearly three terabytes of digital data, and requesting information from law enforcement agencies and private companies.”
“This inquiry revealed a series of security failures associated with the law enforcement response to the pipe bombs,” the panel wrote.
The FBI, alongside the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), is offering up to $500,000 for new information that would lead to the arrest of the suspect.
