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The FBI released a new video on Thursday that purportedly shows the January 5, 2021 suspect who committed the crime Pipe bombs in front of 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 was estimated to be around 5 feet 7 inches tall in an attempt to elicit new clues from the public ahead of the fourth anniversary of the crime.
The FBI noted that there remains a $500,000 reward 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 connection between the two events.
The FBI released new video on Thursday that purportedly shows the January 5, 2021, suspect planting a pipe bomb outside the offices of the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee in Washington, DC (FBI)
“Without being able to confirm the identity of the suspect, it is very difficult to clearly determine the motive,” David Sundberg, assistant director 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 not.”
Investigators aren’t even sure if the suspect is a man or a woman.
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 the shoes were sold between August 2018 and the time of the attack.
Final surveillance footage shows the suspect leaving the scene after planting the second bomb. (FBI)
“In terms of clothing, these are probably the most notable or distinctive feature when it comes to the clothing that the suspect was wearing,” Sundberg said. “We hope someone recognizes this.”
In the last four years, the FBI has evaluated over 600 tips, reviewed around 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 near a bank outside the Democratic National Committee building just before 8 p.m
The suspect then planted the second bomb in an alley behind the Republican National Committee building at about 8:16 p.m. and was last seen in surveillance footage two minutes later walking past a row of D.C. homes carrying a backpack containing the Investigators believe he had used it to transport pipe bombs.
“We still believe that there is someone out there who has information that they may not have known the significance of until now,” 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 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 offices before the first bomb was found and deactivated on the afternoon of January 6.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
