According to Clinton County Emergency Management, the suspect, who officials said was armed with a rifle and wearing body armor, had been contained in a cornfield off Interstate 71 near of Wilmington. The suspect appeared to have a gunshot wound to the leg, but was mobile, according to a police source.<\/p>\n
Members of the media stand outside the FBI field office in Cincinnati after police shut down Interstate 71 North following reports of a suspect trying to break into the FBI building. FBI, in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 11, 2022.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Jeffrey Dean\/Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n The suspect was allegedly armed with an AR15-style rifle and also brandished a nail gun during the alleged attempt to break into the FBI’s Cincinnati field office, according to multiple law enforcement sources order<\/p>\n Clinton County Emergency Management warned around 4:30 p.m. that the law enforcement response “has ended.”<\/p>\n A lockdown was in effect within a 1-mile radius of the scene of the confrontation. People were instructed to lock their doors and stay inside.<\/p>\n The man led police on a chase down Interstate 71 before exiting near Wilmington. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said shots were fired from the suspect’s vehicle before he left, and once he exited the interstate, gunfire was exchanged between the suspect and police.<\/p>\n An overview of the FBI field office in Cincinnati, after police closed Interstate 71 North following reports of a suspect trying to attack the FBI building, in Cincinnati, on August 11, 2022.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Jeffrey Dean\/Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n No officers were injured, police said.<\/p>\n It’s not yet clear why the man allegedly tried to break into the FBI office, but it comes amid a series of threats following the FBI’s warrant search of the former president’s residence Donald Trump in Florida.<\/p>\n ABC News’ Meredith Deliso contributed to this report. <\/p>\n![\"PHOTO:](\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/images\/US\/fbi-cincinnati-ohio-rt-jt-220811_1660238808540_hpMain_16x9_992.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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