Authorities also are looking into whether Shiffer had ties to far-right extremist groups such as the Proud Boys, the official said. Shiffer was armed with a nail gun and an AR-15–style rifle when he tried to breach the visitor screening area at the FBI office Thursday, according to the official. The burst of violence unfolded amid FBI warnings that federal agents could face attacks following the search in Florida. The FBI is investigating the attack as an act of domestic extremism, according to the law-enforcement official. Read on: Trump-endorsed candidate for governor in Wisconsin omits former president’s name in first ad of pivot to general-election campaign

Source: Washington Post August 13, 2022 01:55 UTC