The FBI released new video Thursday that reportedly shows the Jan. 5, 2021, suspect planting pipe bombs outside the offices of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee in Washington, DC
Along with the video, the FBI also revealed that the suspect is believed to be around 6 feet tall, in an effort to elicit new tips from the public ahead of the fourth anniversary of the crime.
The FBI noted that a $500,000 reward is still available for tips leading to an arrest.
The attempted attack took place on the eve of January 6, 2021. attack on the US Capitolbut there is no clear connection between the two events.
The FBI released new video Thursday that reportedly shows the January 5, 2021 suspect planting a pipe bomb outside the offices of the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee in Washington, D.C. (FBI)
“Without being able to confirm the identity of the suspect, it is very difficult to definitively determine the motive,” David Sundberg, deputy director of the FBI’s Washington field office, told The Associated Press. “Therefore, 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 male or female.
The suspect was wearing a gray hoodie, a 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.
Latest surveillance footage of the suspect leaving the scene after planting the second bomb. (FBI)
“Based on clothing, these are probably the most notable or distinguishing features when it comes to the clothing the suspect was wearing,” Sundberg said. “We hope someone recognizes that.”
Over the past four years, the FBI has reviewed more than 600 tips, reviewed approximately 39,000 video files and conducted more than 1,000 interviews.
Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes like those worn by the suspect. (FBI)
The new video shows the suspect planting the first bomb at 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 around 8:16 p.m. and was last seen on surveillance footage two minutes later walking past a row of D.C. homes wearing a backpack that investigators believe they used it to transport the bomb. pipe bombs.
“We still believe there is someone out there who has information that they may not have realized was important until now,” the narrator of the FBI video said. “We ask that you come forward and share that information with the FBI.”
No one was injured in the attempted attack and the bombs were made safe, but the FBI said it could have been fatal.
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Both Vice President Kamala Harris and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were near the DNC office before the first bomb was found and deactivated on the afternoon of January 6.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
