:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/SD75ARVBRFENTIEGOYQRMM3MJM.jpg)
ATLANTA — Police took a man into custody on Monday after he rammed an SUV into the front gate at the FBI’s Atlanta office, authorities told WSB-TV.
FBI officials confirmed the incident happened just after 12 p.m. at the FBI’s offices in Chamblee, WSB reported. A photo obtained by the news station showed that the vehicle was stopped by security measures near the gate.
An FBI spokesperson told WSB that a man was arrested. He was taken to a hospital for evaluation after getting out of the vehicle himself, CNN reported.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that a driver rammed into the front gate at its Atlanta offices. https://t.co/4Bk21UQTp4
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) April 1, 2024
It was not immediately clear why the person drove into the gate. They were not identified.
Tony Thomas, an FBI Atlanta spokesperson, told CNN that a bomb squad cleared the area on Monday afternoon. No FBI personnel were hurt, he said.
© 2024 Cox Media Group
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/7QOJU3BNCJERBNKJC5LWTBYFLU.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/S77Z3BCEGBFFJOGHJ4N7ZWHD2M.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/RNSLKQ3KYZ3ZJ7LNPBNPOQES4A.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/5UWH2OVM3VAJ7MOZGKS5IUL3Z4.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/6T744YD6SNCCVBYK5YC6I7T3ZA.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/T66C5MINVNBGFBDLYM7HO7L34Q.png)