{"id":59951,"date":"2019-06-20T23:30:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T23:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/20\/fbi-got-tip-about-dallas-courthouse-shooter-in-2016\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:52:08","slug":"fbi-got-tip-about-dallas-courthouse-shooter-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/06\/20\/fbi-got-tip-about-dallas-courthouse-shooter-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI got tip about Dallas courthouse shooter in 2016 while he was in the Army"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DALLAS \u2014 The FBI received a call about three years ago about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/06\/17\/dallas-shooter-wearing-screaming-eagles-patch-was-briefly-in-the-army\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Army veteran who opened fire on a courthouse<\/a> in downtown Dallas, a federal law enforcement official said Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brian Isaack Clyde was shot and killed Monday by security officers after he began shooting at the Earle Cabell Federal Building. The 22-year-old was armed with a high-powered rifle and more than 150 rounds of ammunition, but there were no other serious injuries or deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBI did not investigate Clyde after the July 1, 2016, call because it did not contain a specific threat, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the shooting probe is ongoing. The official said a member of Clyde\u2019s family called a national tip line to say Clyde was suicidal and had a fascination with guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/06\/19\/dallas-courthouse-shooter-honorably-discharged-from-army\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19168601707971.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Family says Dallas courthouse shooter wanted to die<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The family of a 22-year-old man who opened fire on a Dallas courthouse, striking no one before federal agents fatally shot him, said they believe his intent was to die.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clyde\u2019s mother, Nubia Brede Solis, told<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/crime\/2019\/06\/20\/fbi-warnedabout-dallas-federal-courthouse-gunman-july-2016\" target=_blank> The Dallas Morning News <\/a>that her son\u2019s half-brother had called the FBI with concerns. Attempts to reach Clyde\u2019s family members by phone were unsuccessful Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The call came while Clyde was enlisted. He served as an infantryman from August 2015 to February 2017 but was never deployed to a war zone, according to the Army. He was stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBI said Clyde was honorably discharged, but his short period of service suggests he left the military earlier than planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has declined to say why Clyde was discharged, citing privacy laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"805\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19168601707971.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"An armed shooter, identified as Brian Isaack Clyde, stands near the Earle Cabell Federal Building Monday, June 17, 2019, in downtown Dallas.\" class=\"wp-image-45297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19168601707971.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19168601707971.jpg.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19168601707971.jpg.jpg?resize=768,515 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19168601707971.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,687 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An armed shooter, identified as Brian Isaack Clyde, stands near the Earle Cabell Federal Building Monday, June 17, 2019, in downtown Dallas. The shooter was hit and injured in an exchange of gunfire with federal officers outside the courthouse.  (Tom Fox\/The Dallas Morning News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than a month before a gunman killed 17 people at a Florida high school in 2018, the FBI received a tip warning that Nikolas Cruz wanted to kill people and was planning a school shooting. The tipster also said Cruz owned guns, was acting erratically and had made disturbing social media posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBI said it should&#8217;ve assessed that as a &#8220;threat to life&#8221; and referred it to agents in Florida, but that never happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the Parkland shooting, the FBI made changes to its tip line protocols. Additional employees and supervisors were brought on and more calls now need to be reviewed by a supervisor before they are closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/05\/24\/judge-denies-request-to-dismiss-lawsuits-against-the-air-force-over-church-attack\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17311680119187.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Judge denies request to dismiss lawsuits against the Air Force over Texas church attack<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A federal judge has rejected a defense request to claims against the U.S. Air Force stemming from a 2017 massacre at a Texas church that left more than two dozen people dead.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, the FBI received a tip about a threatening social media post that was made by the gunman who opened fire at a synagogue near San Diego, but the bureau said it received the information too late to identify the suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBI was notified through its tip website and phone line just before the shooting and some of the tips included links to the post but didn&#8217;t offer specific information about its author or the location threatened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that case, the FBI said its employees immediately acted to identify who wrote 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