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George Gonzalez

Gender : Male

Age : 37

Race : Latinx

Date : 08/03/2021

Location : Transit platform outside the The Pentagon (bus/metro station)

City : Arlington

County : Arlington

State : Virginia

Agency : Pentagon Force Protection Agency

Cause of Death : Unknown

Event : Officer killed in violent assault while on duty

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/03/2021, Officer George Gonzalez of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency was attacked at approximately 10:35 a.m. on a bus/metro platform outside the Pentagon in Arlington. A man, identified as Austin William Lanz, 27, ambushed Gonzalez and stabbed him in the neck. Responding officers engaged the attacker and fatally shot him. Gonzalez died from his injuries and multiple bystanders were also wounded in the incident.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/04/pentagon-police-officer-killed-identified-george-gonzalez
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/suspect-in-officers-killing-near-pentagon-faced-georgia-charges-austin-william-lanz/2760114/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pentagon-identifies-officer-killed-in-violence-outside‐building