Suspect in custody after driver rams car into FBI building gate in Pittsburgh

A suspect has been taken into custody after a driver rammed a car into a security gate at the FBI building in Pittsburgh early Wednesday (September 17, 2025), then removed an American flag from the back seat and threw it over the gate before leaving, authorities said.

FBI spokesperson Bradford Arick said the man was taken into custody after 10 a.m. No other details were immediately available.

The car crashed into the gate at about 2:40 am, the FBI said. Investigators, including a bomb squad, were called to the scene.