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The transcript provides a detailed timeline and description of a suspect involved in placing two pipe bombs near the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and related sites on the night in question. Key facts, observations, and sequence are as follows:
- Physical description and gear: The suspect is described as approximately five foot seven inches tall. They wore a face mask, a grey hooded sweatshirt, and black gloves. A backpack was used to transport each of the bombs. Distinctive Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes were worn, which are black and grey with a yellow Nike logo; fewer than 25,000 of these shoes were sold between August 2018 and January 2021.
- Initial sighting and movements: The first sighting occurs at approximately 7:34 p.m. at the intersection of First Street and North Carolina Avenue Southeast. The suspect walks southwest on North Carolina Avenue, turns north on New Jersey Avenue, west on D Street, and then south on South Capitol Street.
- First bomb placement: Footage on South Capitol Street shows the suspect setting down their backpack, which is believed to contain one of the bombs at this time. The suspect appears to put on a pair of glasses, scans the area while standing on tiptoes, then picks up the backpack, turns around, and heads back the way they came on South Capitol Street. After reaching the corner of D Street, the suspect turns around again and walks south all the way down South Capitol Street to a bench outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters building, where the suspect sits on the bench for a few minutes and does not place the bomb at that moment.
- Movement toward second potential placement: The suspect then walks east on Ivy Street, turns north on New Jersey Avenue, and pauses near the corner of D Street before retracing steps back to the DNC bench, where the first bomb is placed. The sequence shows the suspect sitting on the DNC bench before placing the bomb at approximately 7:54 p.m.
- After the first placement: The suspect moves north on South Capitol Street, east on D Street, south on New Jersey Avenue, and northeast on North Carolina Avenue, with video coverage ending around 8:00 p.m.
- Reappearance and route leading to second bomb: Approximately eight minutes later, at about 8:08 p.m., the suspect is seen again heading north on Second Street. The suspect walks west on C Street, enters an alley leading to Rumsey Court, and then walks west on Rumsey Court. Footage shows the suspect passing between the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Capitol Hill Club while holding the backpack out to the side.
- Second bomb placement: The suspect continues between the RNC and the Capitol Hill Club, then north on First Street, east on C Street, back into the alley toward Rumsey Court, and back onto Rumsey Court. The second pipe bomb is placed at approximately 8:16 p.m. The suspect then turns back onto Rumsey Court, walking east until last seen on camera at approximately 8:18 p.m., with the backpack on their shoulders. The bomb is believed to have been placed shortly before this video, based on how the suspect is carrying the backpack.
- Public appeal: The statement ends with an appeal, indicating there is still someone with information who may not realize its significance and requesting that person to come forward.