A Pennsylvania man drove his automotive right into a steel gate on the FBI constructing in Pittsburgh early on Wednesday, a ramming that federal regulation enforcement officers described as intentional, saying the person was being sought as a suspect.
Donald Henson, of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, allegedly drove at a excessive price of velocity towards the principle entrance gate at about 2:40 a.m., FBI Particular Agent in Cost Christopher Giordano stated throughout a press briefing.
“We have a look at this as an act of terror towards the FBI,” Giordano stated. “This was a focused assault on this constructing. Fortunately nobody was harm, however we’re going to exhaust each potential we now have underneath the federal regulation to seek out, apprehend and prosecute this topic to the fullest extent.”
There was “some vulgarity” scrawled on the aspect of the automobile, the FBI stated. The complete particulars of what was written weren’t instantly clear, Giordano stated, including that there gave the impression to be a reference to suicide.
He stated the suspect fled the scene and it was believed that he could also be harmful. It was not instantly clear if Henson was armed, the FBI stated.
A automobile sits outdoors the FBI Pittsburgh constructing after a suspect allegedly rammed the fence and fled the scene, Sept. 17, 2025.
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Henson is the registered proprietor of the automobile, Giordano stated. The FBI in contrast surveillance video with Henson’s drivers license photograph to additional determine him, Giordano stated, including that he additionally had been recognized as a former navy member. He stated Henson might have been experiencing a psychological well being situation.
After the crash, Henson allegedly exited the automotive, took an American flag out of the trunk and caught it on the gate, the FBI stated.
Photos from the scene captured by ABC Information affiliate WTAE appeared to indicate a white sedan sitting with a door ajar in entrance of a broken steel gate close to a safety sales space.
A automobile sits outdoors the FBI Pittsburgh constructing after a suspect allegedly rammed the fence and fled the scene, Sept. 17, 2025.
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A spokesperson from the Pittsburgh Police Division instructed ABC Information that officers responded to the 3300 block of E. Carson Avenue for a reported automobile collision at about 3 a.m. on Wednesday. The automobile collided with a gate outdoors of the constructing, earlier than the motive force exited the automobile and fled the scene, the spokesperson stated.
The FBI is main the continued investigation, the police stated. The FBI was working with the native U.S. Attorneys Workplace to draft a criticism towards Henson, Giordano stated.
Henson had come to the FBI Pittsburgh workplace inside the previous few weeks to make a criticism, Giordano stated, including it “did not make a complete lot of sense.”
“We contacted him and let him know that there was no federal crime we had been capable of cost,” he stated.
