Apparent incendiary device thrown at Atlanta ICE building
Atlanta police and FBI agents are investigating after an apparent incendiary device was thrown at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in downtown Atlanta on Tuesday night. Good Day Atlanta’s Marc Teichner has the story.
ATLANTA – Federal agents and Atlanta police are hunting for a man who hurled a makeshift explosive device at a Downtown Atlanta federal headquarters before running into the night.
Downtown Atlanta federal building attack
What we know:
A man threw a Molotov cocktail-style device at the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement building at 180 Ted Turner Drive. The FBI reported the attempted arson occurred around 8:14 p.m. Tuesday, while Atlanta police placed the incident at approximately 9:30 p.m.
No flames ignited, nobody was hurt and the federal facility sustained no visible damage. Officers quickly shut down the street while federal agents and an evidence response team combed the scene, clearing the area around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Ted Turner Drive suspect search
What we don’t know:
Investigators have not released details about the specific evidence collected from the scene or identified any suspects. No person or group has claimed responsibility for the incident, and police have made no arrests.
The FBI confirmed Wednesday afternoon that the case remains under active investigation as agents seek a motive. Authorities do not know the suspect’s current whereabouts after he ran southbound on Ted Turner Drive.
FBI Atlanta surveillance suspect images
Dig deeper:
Federal agents described the suspect as a man with a slender to athletic build, a medium to dark complexion, and dark, textured hair that is fuller on top with tapered sides. He wore thin, dark-rimmed rectangular or oval eyeglasses, had light facial stubble along his jawline and upper lip, and had a white cord hanging from his right ear down his neck.
Surveillance cameras capture a suspect sought by federal agents and Atlanta police for an attempted arson after hurling a Molotov cocktail at the Department of Homeland Security and ICE building on Ted Turner Drive in Downtown Atlanta on October 20,
Surveillance frames show him wearing a black short-sleeved crewneck T-shirt with white inner collar trim, white sleeve cuff tipping, and a stark white left-chest print featuring four to five stacked curved bars resembling a ribcage or stylized lettering. He wore tan cargo jogger pants with a drawstring waistband and left-thigh pocket, black athletic sneakers, a dark wristband on his right arm, and carried a white plastic grocery bag holding dark contents.
Atlanta federal arson tip line
What you can do:
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person responsible. Anyone with information can call the FBI’s toll-free tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or submit details through Atlanta Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS.
Tips may also be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov, through the FBI Atlanta Field Office, at any local FBI office, or at the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.