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Man attempts to break into Cincinnati FBI facility, car chase ends in standoff with police

An armed suspect attempted to break into the FBI Visitor Screening Facility in Cincinnati, Ohio before fleeing the scene, resulting in a police chase that ended up in a standoff in a cornfield.

Officials at the Cincinnati FBI office confirmed to local NBC affiliate WLWT-TV that the suspect showed up armed at around 9 a.m, making threats.

From there, the suspect, described as a white male on the police scanner, drove off onto the I-71 highway, pursued by officers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. At 10 a.m., the suspect exited his car next to a cornfield before brandishing a pistol at officers, according to local news reports.