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.