The FBI is now offering a $500,000 reward for assistance in identifying the individual responsible for placing pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican National Committee offices on January 5, 2021.
In an effort to gain new insights, the bureau has released previously unseen footage of the suspect. The clips, which are longer than what was shared before, detail the suspect’s movements leading up to the incident.
Fresh information could be crucial in solving this perplexing case that has puzzled investigators for nearly four years.
The newly released videos capture the suspect setting down a backpack on South Capitol Street, which authorities believe contained one of the explosive devices.
In the footage, the individual appears to adjust their glasses and survey the area before departing.
The suspect is then observed heading towards the DNC headquarters, where one of the bombs was placed at 7:54 p.m.
Other surveillance footage shows the person of interest walking to the RNC headquarters before placing the bomb at 8.16pm- where he was last seen on video two minutes later.
This adds to the already-released footage and virtual map of the suspect’s route around the Capitol Hill Neighborhood.
New detailed security footage of the suspect who placed pipe bombs outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters on January 5
Previously unreleased high-quality footage of the perp, including longer clips of the bomb suspect’s movements, were also distributed
The person of interest is seen walking toward the DNC headquarters where a bomb was placed at 7.54pm
The suspect wore a face mask, glasses, a grey hooded sweatshirt, gloves, and black and light grey Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes with a yellow logo.
According to the FBI, the suspect was not from that area and likely had a location around Folger Park from which they were operating.
The explosive devices planted outside the two buildings in the Capitol Hill neighborhood were located the next day.
US Capitol Police and agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were called to the RNC’s office at 12.45pm on January 6.
About 30 minutes later, as the agents and bomb technicians were still investigating at the RNC, another call came in for a similar explosive device found at the DNC headquarters nearby.
The bombs were rendered safe, and no one was hurt.
The explosives were made of threaded galvanized pipes, kitchen timers and homemade black powder, according to the FBI.
It is unclear whether the bombs were related to the insurrection, when thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol as Congress was voting to certify Joe Biden’s presidential election win, or whether they were unrelated to the deadly riot. Both buildings are within a few blocks of the Capitol.
This map depicts the approximate route an unknown suspect walked on January 5, 2021, while placing two pipe bombs in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC
The bombs were made of threaded galvanized pipes, kitchen timers and homemade black powder. One of the planted devices is pictured above
Since 2021, federal authorities have tracked down and charged over 1,500 people in connection with the Capitol riots.
Trump pardoned all January 6 defendants earlier this year, fulfilling his promise to release supporters who tried to help him overturn his election defeat four years ago.
The vexing pipe bomb case remains unsolved- with the FBI grasping at straws for any new leads.
