Officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cincinnati office said their staff and Ohio State Patrol officials armed themselves in an attempt to break into the agency's local office on Thursday. He said he was trying to arrest the man who did it.
In a Twitter statement, the FBI Cincinnati Field Office said that "an armed individual attempted to enter the Visitor Screening Facility (VSF)." The statement said the attempted break-in set off an alarm and an armed FBI special agent responded.
The nearby Clinton County Emergency Management Department, in its own statement posted on social media, stated that an investigator and the subject fled the scene north on Interstate 71. said to have been shot at.
According to the FBI, Ohio Highway Patrol and local law enforcement are pursuing a suspect near Wilmington, Ohio.
They described the suspect as a man wearing a gray shirt and body his armor.
Clinton County officials warned residents and businesses in the area to lock their doors and remain vigilant. They said Interstate 71 and local roads were closed until further notice.
