Ricky Shiffer

Ricky W. Shiffer served in the Navy for five years as a fire control technician aboard a nuclear-powered submarine, according to his service record provided ...

“Well, I thought I had a way through bullet proof glass, and I didn’t,” he wrote. “He had quite a memory on him,” the family member said. He had some brainpower,” the family member said. “The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriously,” the statement said. Shiffer left the farm shortly after he graduated from high school to enlist in the Navy, the relative said. He continued north before stopping on a rural road in Chester Township, about 45 miles north of Cincinnati. Around 9:15 a.m. Thursday morning, Shiffer attempted to breach the visitor screening facility at the field office, located on the outskirts of Cincinnati, authorities said. After negotiations failed, police attempted to utilize “less lethal tactics” to arrest Shiffer, but he “raised a firearm” and officers shot him, they said. He knew a lot about farm equipment.” Authorities are investigating a possible motive, in addition to Shiffer’s possible ties to extremist groups, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation said. Shiffer died at the scene. Submarines are inherently sensitive assignments requiring extensive vetting, and Shiffer’s job was particularly secretive.

Why it matters: Shiffer, who was shot and killed after a standoff with police, was allegedly at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection, the Associated ...

- "We must not tolerate this one,"said one post. He was not charged with any crimes related to Jan. 6. - The suspect then left the vehicle and "gunfire was exchanged" with law enforcement, DPS said. Another urged people to kill the FBI "on sight, and be ready to take down other active enemies of the people and those who try to prevent you from doing it." - "While behind the vehicle, a suspected gunshot was fired from inside the suspect's vehicle." - The user also called for people to prepare themselves for "combat" in the days after the FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence for classified materials.

State troopers identified the man Friday morning as Ricky W. Shiffer, 42, of Columbus. Here's what we know so far about the incident: Cincinnati FBI standoff ...

After that, he headed north and came to a stop around 9:53 a.m. on Smith Road near Van Trees Road, the patrol said. Non-lethal tactics were used, but those proved unsuccessful as well, the patrol said. "Violence and threats against law enforcement, including the FBI, are dangerous and should be deeply concerning to all Americans." A suspected gunshot was fired from inside Shiffer's car, the patrol said. Clinton County Emergency Management issued a lockdown for all buildings within a 1-mile radius of Smith and Center roads. Law enforcement officials told the Associated Press Shiffer was believed to have been present at the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6 last year. Shiffer exited his vehicle and exchanged gunfire with officers on two occasions. Shiffer was pursued by federal agents, state troopers and local law enforcement, according to a statement from the FBI. During the long standoff, law enforcement officials attempted to negotiate with him and take him into custody. Troopers said Shiffer raised a firearm toward police, and shots were fired back by officers at the scene. Shiffer was not charged in relation to the insurrection, according to a USA TODAY effort to track those prosecutions, and does not appear in a Justice Department index of the prosecutions. A state trooper spotted Shiffer's vehicle, a white Ford Crown Victoria, near a rest area on northbound I-71 in Warren County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The armed man who tried to storm an Ohio FBI posted online about it before he was shot dead -- after earlier making an alarming "call to arms" over the ...

We must not tolerate this one,” said the message. “If you don’t hear from me, it is true I tried attacking the F.B.I., and it’ll mean either I was taken off the internet, the F.B.I. got me, or they sent the regular cops,” he wrote. “Well, I thought I had a way through bullet proof glass, and I didn’t,” he posted at 9:29 a.m. — minutes after the incident at 9:15 a.m. In another post that night, he directly mentioned the raid on Trump and said that “we must not continue to lay down and take this.” “I hope a call to arms comes from someone better qualified, but if not, this is your call to arms from me,” he wrote Tuesday, a day after the FBI’s shocking raid on Trump’s Florida home, Mar-a-Lago. The armed man who tried to storm an Ohio FBI office posted online about it before he was shot dead — after earlier making an alarming “call to arms” over the unprecedented raid targeting former President Donald Trump.

Cincinnati shooting suspect Ricky Shiffer was shot dead by police on the side of an interstate highway hours after he attempted to breach a visitor's ...

He made the remarks mere hours before a man tried to breach an FBI office in Cincinnati, leading to widespread criticism online. The raid was referenced in Shiffer’s social media posts this week. The FBI confirmed his death at 3.45pm following an exchange of gunfire. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. We watched as your goons did that.” Cincinnati shooting suspect Ricky Shiffer was shot dead by police on the side of an interstate highway hours after he attempted to breach a visitor’s entrance at an FBI field office in the city.

Law enforcement officers shot and killed an Ohio man named Ricky Shiffer on Thursday afternoon, after the 42-year-old allegedly attacked an FBI field office ...

“Leave work tomorrow as soon as the gun shop/Army-Navy store/pawn shop opens, get whatever you need to be ready for combat.” The 42-year-old triggered an alarm and was repelled by armed FBI agents, the agency says. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “They were also unsuccessful,” he continued. In a Twitter post earlier this year, the account linked to Shiffer posted that “the next step is the one we used in 1775,” a reference to the American revolution. A post on Truth Social – Donald Trump’s social media platform – from an account appearing to belong to Shiffer seemed to confess to the attack.