Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Austin William Lanz
Gender : Male
Age : 27
Race : White
Date : 08/03/2021
Location : Pentagon Transit Center
City : Arlington
County : Arlington
State : Virginia
Agency : Pentagon Force Protection Agency
Officer(s) :Officer George Gonzalez
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On August 3, 2021, around 10:40 a.m., Austin William Lanz exited a bus at the Pentagon Transit Center and immediately attacked Officer George Gonzalez with a knife. Officer Gonzalez was killed during the attack. Lanz then took the officer's gun and shot and killed himself.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 2 fatalities
