The Bureau of Investigation claims that after the search of Trump's estate, calls for violence against FBI agents increased.
An armed man wearing a body armor tried to cross the inspection zone security at an FBI office in Ohio, then fled and was wounded in a shootout with law enforcement. This is reported by the Associated Press.
An unidentified man attempted to cross the visitor screening area at the FBI office Thursday afternoon and fled when agents spotted him, officials said. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, during the pursuit of his car, the man opened fire on the police.
Eventually, the suspect left the highway and abandoned the car, continuing the shootout with the police.
According to the patrol, no one was injured, except for the shooter himself, and he himself “suffered injuries”.amid a search of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Users of Gab, a social network popular with white supremacists and anti-Semites, have warned that they are preparing for armed revolutions Federal officials also tracked a number of other chats on Gab and other platforms that threatened violence against federal agents.
“Violence against law enforcement is not an option, no matter how much or who you are offended by,” FBI Director Christopher Wray commented on these threats.
On Wednesday, the FBI also warned agents to avoid protesters, citing an increase in threats on social media. The bureau also warned its agents to carefully check their surroundings for potential protesters.
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The alert did not specifically mention this week's search of Mar-a-Lago, but cited online threats as “recent media reports of investigative actions of the FBI”.
