Ricky Schiffer, a Donald Trump fan: 5 things to know about the FBI attacker

Ricky Shiffer, the suspect in the shooting incident at the FBI HQ in Ohio, was killed after an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement officials on Thursday. The 42-year-old attempted to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati office.

The attack came a few days after former US President Donald Trump’s Florida residence Mar-a-Lago was searched by FBI officials. FBI officials have been receiving threats after the raid, the agency’s director Christopher Wray said.

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Here are five things we know about Ricky Shiffer, the suspected attacker:

-Ricky Schiffer came prepared. He was wearing body armour when he tried to breach the FBI office. The suspect also carried a nail gun with him, which he used to shoot projectiles at the building.

-Ricky Schiffer was also reportedly present in Washington DC in the days leading up to the January 6 riots last year. Law enforcement officials also said he may have been a rioter too. However, he was not charged with any crimes in connection with the Capitol riots.

-Ricky Schiffer was a fan of former Donald Trump. NBC reports suggest he had often defended Trump’s actions on TruthSocial, a platform owned by the former President. He also expressed his anger about the Mar-a-Lago raid.

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-Ricky Schiffer disclosed his plans to enter the FBI building in Cincinnati, Ohio, on social media. “Well, I thought I had a way through bulletproof glass, and I didn’t. If you don’t hear from me, it is true I tried attacking the FBI”, he wrote in a post, according to NBC News.

-Shiffer “attempted to breach” the visitor’s screening area at the FBI office at around 9:15 AM and fled when agents confronted him, according to federal authorities’ account of the incident. He was chased to Interstate 71, which had been blocked by law enforcement officers.