A reward of up to $20,000 is being offered. The FBI is seeking the public’s help to identify a man suspected of attempting to set fire to a federal building in downtown Atlanta .
11Alive journalist Cody Alcorn shared details about the alleged incident. “Source tells me Atlanta ICE Field Office on Ted Turner Dr. SW was hit with what was described to me as Molotov cocktails tonight. @Atlanta_Police is on scene. Working to get additional details,” he wrote on X .
The agency released photos of the man and said that the attempted arson occurred Tuesday evening, October 20, at the Department of Homeland Security building at 180 Ted Turner Drive, which houses an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office. The FBI notice says that the incident took place at about 8:14 p.m.
“There is no known threat to public safety at this time,” the FBI shared in a statement, per 11Alive.
Alcorn also shared an update from FBI Atlanta, which reads, “FBI personnel and evidence response technicians are on site collecting evidence. There is no known threat to public safety at this time. The investigation is ongoing, and no further details are currently available”.
