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On January 5, 2021, between 7:30 and 8:30 PM, an unidentified individual placed pipe bombs near the offices of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Republican National Committee (RNC) in Washington, DC. The FBI and partners are renewing their call for tips to identify the suspect, with a reward of up to $500,000 for information leading to arrest and conviction. People with information are urged to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit tips online at tips.fbi.gov. Tips can remain anonymous.
The FBI’s estimate places the suspect’s height at approximately five feet seven inches. The individual wore a face mask, a gray hooded sweatshirt, and black gloves, and used a backpack to transport each of the devices. Distinctive Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes, black and gray with a yellow Nike logo, were worn; fewer than 25,000 of these shoes were sold between August 2018 and January 2021.
The first sighting occurs at approximately 7:34 PM at the intersection of First Street and North Carolina Avenue Southeast. The person walks southwest on North Carolina Avenue, turns north on New Jersey Avenue, west on D Street, and then south on South Capitol Street. Footage on South Capitol Street shows the person placing a backpack, believed to contain one of the bombs, as they scan the area on tiptoes after putting on glasses, then retrieving the backpack and heading back along South Capitol Street.
After reaching the corner of D Street, the suspect turns south all the way down South Capitol Street to a bench outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters. The suspect sits on the bench for a few minutes and does not place the bomb at this time. The individual then walks east on Ivy Street, turns north on New Jersey Avenue, pauses near D Street, and retraces steps back to the DNC bench, where the first bomb is placed. The first bomb is placed at approximately 7:54 PM. The suspect then walks north on South Capitol Street, east on D Street, south on New Jersey Avenue, northeast on North Carolina Avenue, and the coverage ends at about 8:00 PM.
Eight minutes later, around 8:08 PM, the suspect is seen again heading north on Second Street. The person walks west on C Street, enters an alley leading to Rumsey Court, and walks west on Rumsey Court. The footage shows the suspect passing between the RNC and the Capitol Hill Club, holding the backpack to the side, continuing north on First Street, east on C Street, back into the alley toward Rumsey Court, and then onto Rumsey Court again. The second pipe bomb is placed at approximately 8:16 PM. The suspect turns back onto Rumsey Court, walking east until last seen on camera at approximately 8:18 PM, with the backpack still on their shoulders. The bomb is believed to have been placed shortly before this video, based on how the backpack is carried.
Officials state there is still someone with information that may be significant and urge them to come forward to share information with the FBI. The FBI can be contacted at 1-800-CALL-FBI or tips online at tips.fbi.gov. Tips can remain anonymous. A $500,000 reward is available for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for this dangerous attempt to harm innocent people.