Brian Clyde Biography
Brian Issack Clyde was a young boy of age 22 years old who was died shortly after exchanging gunfire with officers outside the Earle Cabell Federal Building.
Clyde write on her account of social media to be a veteran of the US Army, and a report from the Department of Defense on the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act website obtained by the Dallas Morning News shows that Clyde was on active duty with the Army from August 10, 2015, through February 17, 2017.
NEW VIDEO after @DallasPD and @ATFDallas took down the active shooter outside the federal courthouse in Downtown Dallas. The gunman is behind a vehicle. Motive and condition unknown. No one else was injured. pic.twitter.com/wBQElWiQao
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) June 17, 2019
He posted several pictures of weapons, including a photo of a knife and one of a gun, which he captioned: ‘Identity crisis’.
In one status posted on June 9, he threatened that a ‘storm was coming’, and appeared to be trying to get retribution on those who had wronged him.
#BREAKING: Law enforcement evacuating Founders Square office building adjacent to federal courthouse in downtown Dallas over concerns about a bomb threat after an active shooter was apprehended outside the courthouse. pic.twitter.com/retc2nZUcF
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) June 17, 2019
Videos of Shooting Shows He wears mask Body Armor Jacket
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#BREAKING: Police responded to reports of active shooter near the Earle Cabell federal courthouse in downtown Dallas ➡️ https://t.co/RYaJAnt8Mu
Police say one suspect in custody. Still a heavy police presence. Many with tactical gear. Explosives robot in use. pic.twitter.com/QrCh4cGYE0
— Larry Collins (@LarryNBC5) June 17, 2019
Members of the FBI just briefed media on the situation downtown Dallas. pic.twitter.com/g54upNr0xo
— Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) June 17, 2019
The video from Fox 4 shows the suspect near the federal courthouse carrying what looks like a rifle. The active shooter suspect fired shots at the Earle Cabell Federal Building.
Above, you can watch a second video that shows the gunman and captures the sounds of gunfire. Fox 4 also reported that another video from Brown shows the suspect being loaded into an ambulance.
He was ultimately pronounced dead.
#BREAKING: Shots fired outside the Federal Courthouse in Downtown Dallas this morning. You can hear a volley of gunfire in this clip. This went out as an active shooter. Dallas Police have a person in custody. No reports of injuries. pic.twitter.com/tC9WVnB08q
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) June 17, 2019
On Facebook, the Gunman Posted Photos of Ammo & Wrote About Defending ‘the Modern Republic’
Clyde posted a photo of a sword and the caption, “A modern gladius to defend the modern Republic.” It appeared you could see the sword hanging from his belt in the photos taken of the shooter at the scene. He wrote this about gun shows:
BREAKING: Video shows suspect after shots fired near federal building in downtown Dallas. @FOX4 pic.twitter.com/Wz1wymGJVM
— Gillian Hughes (@GillianNHughes) June 17, 2019
“Behold my paste,” Clyde wrote on Facebook the day before the shooting. The caption was accompanied by a photo of his bare legs.
His page is filled with weapons pictures.
The photo of ammo was accompanied by a caption that references cosplay. “No cosplay for me for A Kon because i decided to finish getting all of my mags. 2 40 rounders and 8 30 rounders total. A tad bit late though since everyone is going over to 7.62 nato because level 4 plates are now widely available and affordable and will stop almost anything,” he wrote.
#JUST IN: Shooter has been identified as Brian Clyde, 22. He was killed. @wfaa https://t.co/58sj8iQRgT
— Ariel Plasencia (@ariel_plasencia) June 17, 2019
He posted a picture of a weapon in April, writing, “It’s so trashy, I want twenty of them.”
On June12, he published a handwritten drawing that read, “In this state, I am in a realm of Euphoria, not because of a false god but because I am enlightened.”
Brian Clyde Age
He was 22 years old.
Fast Facts You Need to Know
- Brian Issack Clyde, 22, was fatally shot after exchanging gunfire with federal officers outside the Earle Cabell Federal Building in Dallas
- Police said no one else was injured in the 8.50am encounter on Monday
- Dallas Morning News photographer Tom Fox said he saw the shooter, wearing a black mask open fire, cracking the glass in the courthouse door
- Video shows a man in a black mask carrying a gun running from the sidewalk near the courthouse to a parking lot across the street
- Police were seen tending to Clyde in a parking lot outside the courthouse
- Federal agents have asked anyone with information about Clyde or the incident to call 1-800-CALLFBI. People can submit video and photographs at tips.fbi.gov