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FBI official says nationwide interviews and evidence flown to Quantico after tragic event
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An agency official for the Federal Bureau of Investigation said the bureau dispatched evidence-response teams, set up a mobile command center, conducted dozens of interviews across multiple jurisdictions in under 24 hours, and flew evidence to Quantico for expedited analysis; a press briefing with the attorney general is planned once a magistrate signs the related criminal complaint.
An agency official for the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday that the bureau immediately dispatched evidence-response teams, established a mobile command center and activated its national crisis coordination center after a late-night tragic event, and deployed technical experts and fixed-wing aircraft to speed evidence analysis.
The official said, "We immediately, for the FBI, dispatched evidence response teams, a mobile command center, stood up our NC national crisis coordination center at headquarters and, flexed in, our expert capabilities and technical analysis." They added that investigators "conducted interviews literally across the country in multiple jurisdictions, in less than 24 hours after this tragic event" and used FBI fixed-wing assets "to transport evidence from across the country to Quantico so it can be analyzed quickly." The official described the pace as necessary "because we believe in this in the necessity for speed and doing this properly."
The speaker said the inquiry is being carried out "above board" with partners at the Department of Justice, and that investigators are compiling the dozens of interviews into a single account to document "what he did, how he got there, when he got there, when he arrived, how he got down to the area in question, how he was able to get through security undetected." On the timing of public disclosure, the official said they plan to present findings with the attorney general "at the press conference later today once the magistrate is certified or, or signed off on the criminal complaint."
The official emphasized the speed of the response, noting that the incident happened "on this late Saturday night, and it's Monday morning, and we're about to go to court," calling the turnaround "maybe the fastest for something of this magnitude." They added, "America deserves answers."
Details left unspecified in the briefing include the exact number of interviews (the official described them as "dozens and dozens") and the name of the attorney general expected to join the forthcoming press conference. The official also did not provide the exact contents of the compiled interview materials, citing the need to preserve the integrity of the investigation.
Next steps, as described by the official, are the magistrate's certification or signature on the criminal complaint and the planned joint presentation with the attorney general; no charges or further court actions were detailed in this excerpt.
