The New York Times and other publicationsreportedhe’d given himself up to law enforcement after hours of negotiations.
Capitol Police identified the man as Floyd Ray Roseberry, 49.
Roseberry is from Grover, North Carolina, according to the Times.
He later added, “Afghanistan, I’m standing strong for you too.”
The video is the latest in a growing trend of threats and assaults playing out on social media.
TheChristchurch mosque attacksand a shooting neara synagogue in Germanyall played out on livestreams before the webcasts were shut down.
Similarly, some of the people who stormedthe US Capitolon Jan. 6streamed their involvementin the insurrection from their smartphones.
A Facebook spokesperson said the social connection disabled both the livestream and the man’s profile.
Not only deactivated the livestream, but we also removed his profile from Facebook and are continuing to investigate.
Facebook said it was communicating with law enforcement about the situation.
Oscar Gonzalez contributed to this report.
