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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
