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LeftInTX

(34,006 posts)
12. He has a criminal history
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 02:05 PM
Aug 2022

Name has not been released

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/14/capitol-barricade-rammed-shots-fired/

At a news conference, Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said officers “did not hear the individual say anything” during the incident. He said investigators were exploring the man’s social media and running his name through databases, but had so far found nothing tying him to the Capitol.

Police said the vehicle caught fire as the man was getting out of it. Manger said investigators were exploring whether the man might have started the blaze, as it did not appear to have been sparked by the collision.

Manger said the man’s vehicle collided with a barricade at East Capitol and Second streets, and he got out and began walking toward the Capitol. The man, firing a handgun indiscriminately as he crossed First Street, entered onto Capitol property, where a Capitol Police officer saw him shoot himself in the head, Manger said.

Capitol Police said investigators have begun looking into the man’s background; D.C. police have taken over the investigation into his death. Manger said investigators had found addresses for the man in Delaware and Pennsylvania, and he had some criminal history over the past 10 years.


Why he may not be a MAGAT:

He had a handgun, not an AR 15
It was 4 am and MAGATS operate where "they can be on TeeVee"
Fired indiscriminately

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