The FBI has released new, higher-quality surveillance footage showing previously unseen movements of the suspect who planted pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican National Committee offices on Jan. 5, 2021.
The agency is again offering a $500,000 reward for information leading to the suspect’s identification and arrest.

In a statement posted to X, the FBI wrote, “The FBI is still offering a $500,000 reward for information that helps identify the person who placed pipe bombs at the offices of the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee on January 5, 2021. As part of our ongoing investigation, we’re releasing an updated video of the subject, which includes previously unreleased footage, higher quality video, and longer clips of the subject’s movements.”
The newly released video follows the suspect’s path through several Capitol Hill neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on the night before the Capitol riot.
The individual can be seen carrying a backpack and placing explosive devices outside both party headquarters before leaving the area.
According to the FBI, the suspect is believed to be approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black gloves, and Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes featuring a yellow logo.
The person also covered their face with a mask while carrying the backpack containing the devices.
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Investigators said the suspect was first spotted near 1st Street and North Carolina Avenue SE at 7:34 p.m.
Surveillance footage shows the individual moving through residential streets before stopping briefly on South Capitol Street, where one of the bombs was reportedly placed.
At approximately 7:54 p.m., the suspect sat on a bench outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters, where video shows one of the explosive devices being positioned near the building.
The second device was planted at the Republican National Committee headquarters at about 8:16 p.m., after which the suspect disappeared from view.
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In January, the FBI renewed its focus on the case by releasing additional video of the suspect.
The FBI is still offering a $500,000 reward for information that helps identify the person who placed pipe bombs at the offices of the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee on January 5, 2021. As part of our ongoing investigation, we’re releasing an… pic.twitter.com/LAP36S1nIk
— FBI Washington Field (@FBIWFO) October 22, 2025
In May, Deputy Director Dan Bongino told “Fox & Friends” that investigators were “pretty confident” they were closing in on suspects connected to the incident.
The FBI has reviewed thousands of hours of video footage and followed hundreds of leads since the pipe bombs were discovered.
The agency said it has conducted more than 1,000 interviews as part of its investigation.
Officials continue to encourage the public to submit any information that might help identify the person responsible.
Bongino stressed that public cooperation and social media remain essential tools in tracking down the suspect, noting that even small details from eyewitnesses or digital evidence could prove critical.
Although the devices were safely removed and no one was injured, authorities said the potential danger was significant.
The bombs were planted on the eve of the Capitol riot, during heightened tensions across Washington.
Then–Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was inside the Democratic National Committee building when the device near that location was found.
Then–House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California had also passed by the area earlier in the evening before the device was safely defused by law enforcement personnel.
The FBI continues to urge anyone with relevant information to contact its tip line or visit fbi.gov/pipebombs.
The $500,000 reward remains available for information leading to the suspect’s identification and arrest.
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EVERYONE knows it was an FBI agent! LOL! Kash should check his agents’ ID pics.
Now I know we cannot trust Trump’s FBI either. We all know the bombs were duds placed by the FBI in coordination with the dirty DNC and DC elites to have an alternate means of postponing the election certification to prevent Senate Republicans from their legitimate challenges to the election.
Tip to the fbi.
Check your employee personal files. Basement of the Hoover building. Second file cabinet on the left. Third drawer.
Collect all sales transaction data for the 25,000 shoes and identify the buyers and their celll phone numbers. Eliminate all whose cell phones were not in the pipe bombs’ areas at the time the devices were placed. If that doesn’t narrow it to one person, Eliminate all females and all others who don’t match the height estimate. If this work had been started on the day after J6, we’d have the perp by now.
for 1/2 million i’d report on myself