Matthew Wilson
Another day in America, another act of violence. With many still reeling from the violent assassination of Charlie Kirk last week comes another act of aggression. A driver has rammed his car into a gate at the FBI office in Pittsburgh.
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What happened: According to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4, a suspect rammed the gate at the FBI field offices in the city on Wednesday. Here’s what we know so far about what happened.
1. Suspect In Custody
Suspect: Authorities confirmed that the suspect who rammed into the gate is now in custody. The crash happened in the early morning hours around 2:40 a.m. The identity of the suspect has been confirmed as Penn Hills local Donald Henson.
2. The Suspect Visited The Offices Recently
According to Assistant Special Agent In Charge Christopher Giordano, Henson had allegedly visited the offices recently prior to the incident.
- “In scouring our indexes, we did find that he visited the field office a couple of weeks ago to make a complaint that didn’t make a whole lot of sense,” Giordano said. “We ran down everything that he came down with. It didn’t have a federal nexus. We contacted him to let him know there wasn’t a federal offense that we were able to charge.”
3. Witness Speaks Out
A witness described the moments of the collision. “I’m blown away right now,” said Nakeisha Brown, who works in the area. She said she heard tires screeching and saw the car crashed into the gate. She said that the suspect got out of the car and pulled something from the vehicle.
- “He got out and went around the passenger side and pulled something out of the passenger side. I thought it was a gun but it happened to be a flag and he just set it on that fence and started yelling out some words and just took off.”
4. No One Was Hurt In FBI attack.
Giordano confirmed no one suffered any injuries at the FBI.
- Agent Giordano continued, “We look at this as an act of terror, against the FBI. This was a targeted attack on this building. Thankfully, no one was hurt.”
