Officials are investigating Ohio shooting suspect Ricky Shiffer’s ties to the January 6 riots at the US Capitol as he appears to have claimed that he was present in Washington on 6 January on a Truth Social account.
Shiffer, 42, was shot dead by law enforcement agents in Ohio after the armed man threatened an FBI field office in Cincinnati on Thursday morning, then fled.
Shiffer had not confirmed if he entered the Capitol building on the day of the riots.
The FBI is also investigating threats issued by Shiffer against the FBI on his social media account and his ties to right-wing extremism, including his ties to the Proud Boys group which stormed the Capitol building in an attempt to overturn the presidential election results.
Officials say Shiffer resisted negotiations and pointed a gun towards police after a day-long standoff and rounds of negotiations.
The FBI carried out a search at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida as part of an investigation into the mishandling of White House documents, sparking anger among his supporters. The raid was referenced in Shiffer’s social media posts this week.
