The incident began around 9:15 a.m., when the armed suspect attempted to enter the facility, according to aTwitterstatement from FBI Cincinnati.

The suspect then fled, only to meet the FBI, Ohio State Highway Patrol and local law enforcement near Wilmington, Ohio, where he fired at law enforcement.

“During the incident, law enforcement also fired their weapons,” the statement read. “At approximately 3:45 PM, the subject was shot and is deceased.”

According to the FBI, the agency is now reviewing the “agent-involved shooting.”

Ohio State Highway Patrol vehicle leaves the scene where the suspect was man was shot and killed.Jay LaPrete/AP/Shutterstock

Clinton County employee helps direct traffic as an Ohio State Highway Patrol vehicle leaves the scene where an armed man was shot and killed by police after breaching the FBI’s Cincinnati field office, in Wilmington, Ohio FBI Officer Threat, Wilmington, United States - 11 Aug 2022

In a statement shared with PEOPLE, the Ohio State Highway Patrol identified the suspect as 42-year-old Ricky W. Shiffer of Columbus, Ohio.

Shiffer was believed to be armed with an AR-15 rifle along with a nail gun, a federal law enforcement source toldCNN.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol first came upon the suspect at around 9:37 a.m., according to the release, at a rest stop along interstate 71. Once troopers “got behind the vehicle,” he fled.

While pursuing the vehicle, Ohio State Highway Patrol said a “suspected gunshot” was fired from the suspect’s vehicle. He would eventually come to a stop around 9:53 a.m. where highway patrol said he “engaged officers” and gunfire was exchanged.

CNN said that the stand-off that occurred between the man and law enforcement lasted hours.

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Police Shoot Armed Man Who Tried to Breach Ohio FBI Office

A federal law enforcement source told the network that the suspect’s social media presence is being investigated for a possible connection to right-wing extremism.

CNN reported that an account under the name Ricky Shiffer posted to Truth Social — former PresidentDonald Trump’s social media platform — minutes after when authorities say he attempted to breach the building in Cincinnati. The post appeared to reference the attempt, the outlet said.

“Well, I thought I had a way through bullet proof glass, and I didn’t,” the user posted at 9:29 a.m., CNN reported. “If you don’t hear from me, it is true I tried attacking the F.B.I., and it’ll mean either I was taken off the internet, the F.B.I. got me, or they sent the regular cops while.”

source: people.com