Austin Williams Lanz, the suspect of Pentagon shootings, stabbed Officer George Gonzalez to death right outside Pentagon. Here is more about the case in this article.
Austin Williams Lanz is the prime suspect of the Pentagon shooting.
Austin ambushed Police Officer George Gonzalez and stabbed him to death. FBI is currently investigating the incident.
Who Is Austin Williams Lanz?
Austin Williams Lanz is the suspect accused of stabbing a police officer to death outside the Pentagon. He was shot dead by the police and died at the scene.
Lanz had enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps back in 2012 but could not earn the title of Marine. He was originally from Acworth, Georgia, and was 27 years old as of 2021.
Austin was previously arrested in April and was charged with criminal tress pass and burglary. Later that same day, several separate charges were filed against him including two counts of aggravated battery against law enforcement officers, a charge for rioting a penal institution, and a count of a terrorist threat.
FBI is leading an investigation to determine the motive for the attack.
Austin Williams Lanz Killed A Pentagon Police Officer
Pentagon shooting suspect Austin Williams stabbed police officer George Gonzalez on his neck right outside the Pentagon. He then disarmed the officer and shot the officer with his own gun.
Austin ambushed Officer Gonzalez out of nowhere and killed him. Then, the nearby officers shot Lanz and he died on the scene.
Woodrow Kusse, the chief of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency initially declined that the officer was killed. He only said that an officer had been attacked and gunfire was exchanged. Kusse and other officials have ruled out terrorism and trying to find out any potential motive.
The incident resulted in several casualties and two bystanders were believed to be injured. Two other officers were injured and transported for medical attention.