Capitol riot pipe bomb suspect remains unidentified one year later

Capitol riot pipe bomb suspect remains unidentified one year later.

In what is perhaps the most enduring mystery from last year’s Capitol riot, the person who planted pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee hours before the violence began remains unidentified and unaccounted for.

While Attorney General Merrick Garland has insisted the Department of Justice’s probe into the events of Jan. 6, 2021, is ongoing, authorities appear no closer to naming the suspect — or even clarifying whether the person is a man or a woman.

In September, the FBI released new surveillance footage of the would-be terrorist sitting on a bench outside the DNC’s headquarters on the night of Jan. 5.

According to Steven D’Antuono, assistant director in charge of the bureau’s Washington Field Office, the FBI has conducted over 900 interviews, collected approximately 39,000 video files and assessed around 400 tips to its effort to catch the perp.

“It’s still a priority for us, has always been a priority since day one to find this individual, and we haven’t stopped since the day that we found the devices,” he told ABC News this week.