The FBI is seeking a Pennsylvania woman who was seen using a bullhorn during the January 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. According to The Hill, agents searched a home in Mercer County, Pennsylvania on Thursday as part of the investigation.
An FBI spokesperson confirmed to CBS affiliate KDKA that the agency was seeking the whereabouts of Rachel, who has been nicknamed the “bullhorn lady” online. In photos released by the FBI, the woman is wearing a distinctive pink hat. “We are conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity at that location,” a bureau representative said.
Rachel was identified earlier in the week in a New Yorker investigation by Ronan Farrow, which described her as a 40 year old mother of eight from western Pennsylvania. In videos of the riot compiled by the magazine, a woman is heard saying, “People should probably coordinate together if you’re going to take this building.”
According to The New Yorker, Rachel acknowledged that she was the person in the videos but declined to say whether she directed people into the Capitol. She told the magazine she needed to speak with an attorney. No charges had been announced at the time of this report, and the FBI’s investigation was ongoing.
Five people died in connection with the events of January 6.
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