It’s been two years since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The FBI is upping its reward, yet again, to help find the person who planted pipe bombs on the night before the attack.
Someone placed two explosive devices just blocks apart on Jan. 5, 2020. One was placed near the headquarters for the Republican National Committee. The other was placed near the headquarters for the Democratic National Committee.
The bombs were not detonated, and were discovered by authorities before anyone was hurt, but the suspect has remained at large. Now, the FBI is offering $500,000 for information that could lead to the arrest.
The agency says it’s already conducted approximately 1,000 interviews, visited more than 1,200 locations, and collected over 39,000 videos in an attempt to identify the suspect, but to no avail. What the agency does have is footage of the person wearing a gray hoodie, black gloves, light gray Nike shoes and a face mask. The suspect was also carrying a backpack to transport the bombs.
So far, officials have arrested more than 950 people linked to the Jan. 6 attack and are asking for the public’s help in identifying 350 more.
Officials continue to call the ongoing investigation of that day one of the largest investigations in U.S. history.