A man armed with an AR-15 style rifle approached the visitor screening area at the FBI's Cincinnati office and fired a nail gun into the building when confronted by agents, leading to a police pursuit on an interstate, authorities said Thursday.
Officials with the Clinton County Emergency Management Agency said the suspect was in a cornfield and surroundedAn armed man decked out in body armor tried to breach the FBI's field office in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday, then fled and exchanged gunfire in a standoff with law enforcement, authorities said.
Federal officials said the man had “attempted to breach” the visitor's screening area in the FBI building and fled when he was confronted by agents. Two law enforcement sources told NBC News that a man got inside and fired a nail gun toward personnel before fleeing in a car. He was chased onto Interstate 71 and exchanged gunfire with police, according to the Clinton County Emergency Management Agency. A spokesperson for the county agency said the suspect was surrounded in a cornfield,
Officials in Ohio have locked down a mile radius near the interstate and urged residents and business owners to lock doors and stay inside.
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