Breaking: Man Rams Truck into Fox TV Building 'Screaming About Treason'
A man rammed a pickup truck into the offices of KDFW-TV, a Fox-owned television station in Dallas, on Wednesday morning before he got out of his vehicle and ranted about treason. The story is being chronicled in a series of tweets from the station and local reporters.
Dallas police received a call regarding the crash and rushed to the 400 block of N. Griffin Street at around 6:15 a.m. The driver of the Dodge Ram vehicle is currently in custody, according to tweets from the station’s news department.
“A man crashed a truck into the side of our building this morning. He jumped out and started ranting,” according to initial reports from KDFW news.
A man crashed a truck into the side of our building this morning. He jumped out and started ranting. He’s in custody now but the bomb squad is on its way. He left behind a suspicious bag. Most have been evacuated & a few are working to keep the news on air from a secure location. pic.twitter.com/X3UpLbYk85
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) September 5, 2018
KDFW reporter Brandon Todd later shared a photo of the suspect claiming he was yelling about “high treason.”
This was the man who smashed his truck into our station this morning..throwing papers around while yelling "high treason". @FOX4 pic.twitter.com/k7PsosDQIk
— Brandon Todd (@BrandonToddFOX4) September 5, 2018
The man appeared to be holding a paper with illegible writing to the window. The suspect also appeared to be holding several other pages of paper in his other hand.
#BREAKING: Remote controlled bomb robot now on scene outside local Fox News station @FOX4 in Downtown Dallas after man was arrested for repeatedly ramming his truck into the building this morning. Road blocked off as bomb techs work to safely clear the scene. #DFWTraffic pic.twitter.com/o9e5n3qtQb
— Preston Phillips 🇺🇸 (@PrestonTVNews) September 5, 2018
Pages of paper can also be seen scattered around the scene, which may be the same pages of paper seen with the suspect earlier.
The man also left behind a suspicious package which required the attention of the police.
Bomb squad tech currently evaluating bag left by man who repeatedly crashed into FOX4 building early Wednesday. No reported injuries. https://t.co/W2eCeyjr3v pic.twitter.com/qTPkXNCeea
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) September 5, 2018
The Dallas bomb squad investigated the package and the surrounding area.
Dallas police also swept the building with a K-9 unit.
Dallas police K-9 unit on scene sweeping FOX4 building after man repeatedly crashed into side of building earlier this morning and began ranting. No injuries reported. https://t.co/i1sTvA8lZj pic.twitter.com/qicGu6L8PL
— FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) September 5, 2018
The streets around the television station were closed off and the building was evacuated, according to Breitbart News.
A motive has not been confirmed, but Tiffany Liou of WFAA-TV in Dallas said an employee of the Fox station told her it appeared to be a deliberate attack. She also mentioned the suspect’s rant on treason.
#Update view from Sky4 shows the hundreds of pages of paper with his writings that the suspect threw out of his truck after ramming the @FOX4 studio in downtown #Dallas. pic.twitter.com/asfHokj2no
— FOX4Terry (@FOX4Terry) September 5, 2018
There have been no injuries reported so far.
After police determined there were no explosives on site, employees were allowed to return inside the building around 9:30 a.m. local time.
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