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According to federal court records, Anthony Lombardo was the suspect accused of “brandishing edged weapons” on January 17, 2023, at James Byrne Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In the court records, Anthony Lombardo is charged with “attempted murder and forcible assault of a federal officer and a person assisting such an officer.”
What happened
In the news conference, officials say the officer approached a white Dodge Caravan that was illegally parked behind the building on Seventh Street between Market and Race streets around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Supervisory Deputy Robert Clark, with the U.S. Marshals Service, said the area is normally reserved for court personnel and law enforcement.
“We don’t allow civilian traffic to park there,” he said citing security reasons. “So any time that we have civilians go there, our court security officers … [are the] first to come out and make sure that traffic’s not there.”
The suspect, who was then identified by U.S. Marshals only as a 40-year-old white man, got out of the vehicle, and displayed two “’sharp edged’ weapons towards the security officer.”
“At that time, the court security officer gave multiple verbal commands to the suspect to drop his weapons,” said Clark. “Those commands were not complied to, and the suspect continued to advance towards [the] security officer.”
Clark said the officer fired his weapon several times, striking the suspect who fell to the ground. The suspect was taken into custody by other court security officers, then rushed to a local hospital for treatment.
The FBI is leading the investigation into the incident. Evidence collection closed Seventh Street for several hours.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Jacqueline Maguire called it a “slow, methodical process.”
“We will conduct any necessary interviews of parties involved as well as witnesses, and the investigation will go forward from there in conjunction with our partners, as well as with the U.S. Attorney’s office,” she said.
