The FBI on Thursday released new video that allegedly shows the suspect on January 5, 2021, who planted Pipe bombs Outside the offices of the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee in Washington, D.C
Along with the video, Federal Bureau of Investigation He also revealed that the suspect is believed to be around 5 feet 7 inches tall in a bid to obtain new information from the public ahead of the fourth anniversary of the crime.
The FBI indicated that a reward of $500,000 is still available for information leading to an arrest.
The attempted attack occurred on the eve of January 6, 2021. Attack on the US CapitolBut there is no clear link between the two events.
The FBI on Thursday released new video that allegedly shows the suspect on January 5, 2021 who planted a pipe bomb outside the offices of the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee in Washington, D.C. (FBI)
“Without the ability to confirm the identity of a suspect, it is very difficult to conclusively determine a motive,” David Sandberg, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Washington field office, told The Associated Press. “So, it would be difficult for us to say that there is a connection, although we cannot say that there is no connection.”
Investigators aren't even sure if the suspect is a man or a woman.
The suspect was wearing a gray jacket, face mask, black gloves and Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes, the FBI said, adding that fewer than 25,000 pairs of shoes were sold between August 2018 and the time of the attack.
The last surveillance footage of the suspect leaving the scene after planting the second bomb. (FBI)
“Based on the clothing, this is probably the most prominent or distinctive feature when it comes to the clothing that the suspect was wearing,” Sandberg said. “Hopefully someone can recognize this.”
The FBI evaluated more than 600 tips, reviewed about 39,000 video files and conducted more than 1,000 interviews over the past four years.
Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes like those worn by the suspect. (FBI)
The new video shows the suspect placing the first bomb near a bench outside the Democratic National Committee building just before 8 p.m
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The suspect then placed the second bomb in an alley behind the Republican National Committee building at about 8:16 p.m., and was last seen on surveillance footage two minutes later walking in front of a row of homes in D.C. wearing a backpack that investigators believe they used to transport the bomb. Pipe bombs.
“We still believe there is someone out there with information that they may not have realized was important yet,” the narrator of the FBI video said. “We ask that you come forward and share this information with the FBI.”
No one was injured in the attempted attack and the bombs were salvaged, but the FBI said it could have been fatal.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were both near the Democratic Party office before the first bomb was found and defused on the afternoon of January 6.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
