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on Tue Jul 26 12:50:58 2016
fiogf49gjkf0d WTAE, ABC Channel 4
Dump truck driver targets Pittsburgh FBI building, crashes vehicle through front gateSuspect told Pittsburgh police officer his plan, then took off from traffic stop on South Side, authorities say12:33 PM EDT Jul 26, 2016A heavy amount of police activity is continuing near the FBI building on the South Side after authorities said the driver of a dump truck intentionally crashed his vehicle through the front gate Tuesday morning.
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Greg Heeb said the large vehicle briefly went airborne after impact before it came to rest in an employee parking lot outside the building on East Carson Street.
"He was apparently driving erratically in the area. He ran a couple of red lights, possibly a stop sign," Heeb said. "Pittsburgh police attempted to initiate a traffic stop. He failed to stop immediately. They pulled him over eventually, close to our building. There was a brief exchange with the officer. He indicated to the officer that he was intending to ram the gate. He did just that — put his truck back into gear, took off and went through the gate here at our headquarters."
Authorities are trying to determine what motivated the man to ram the gate.
"The vehicle is registered in Ohio. We don't know too much about him at this point," Heeb said.
No injuries were reported, except for a minor injury to the driver.
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