Police invade FBI headquarters in Seattle as woman with gun breaks into building

A woman was arrested by police in Seattle following an armed standoff after she stormed into the city’s FBI headquarters brandishing a gun.

The woman entered a public access area where people have to wait to be called to enter the lobby.

It happened around 3:20 pm PDT on Wednesday afternoon, when armed officers stopped him from continuing.

Seattle police say woman pointed gun at chest, reports KIRO.

The woman was unable to access the lobby and was detained after negotiations with the authorities. Detectives don’t know what her demands were.

Police vehicles could be seen lining up in front of the FBI building in Seattle as they dealt with a woman who was armed.

Police could be seen crouching behind their own patrol cars as they remained in an hour-long standoff with the woman who was hiding inside the FBI building.

Police cruisers could be seen racing toward the building on Spring Street at 3rd Avenue before cordoning off several blocks around the area.

The officer began negotiating with the woman for more than an hour before she finally gave up.

No one was injured during the incident. The woman’s identity was not immediately released.

Police cruisers could be seen racing toward the building on Spring Street at 3rd Avenue.

The street was closed while the police negotiated with the woman to surrender.

Police rushed to surround the FBI building on Spring Street in Seattle.

The FBI has reported an increase in the number of threats against bureau personnel and facilities in recent years.

A man armed with an AR-15 rifle and a nail gun attempted to break into the FBI’s Cincinnati field office in 2022 and was killed hours later after a confrontation with authorities.

And in August, a man rammed a barricade at an FBI office in Atlanta and then attempted to follow an FBI employee to the secure parking lot on foot.